Basketball Recap: Gilmer Drops Season-High Score on Cumberland Academy

Buckeyes

Team Score

01/11/25 vs Cumberland Academy	66
12/27/24 vs Atlanta	56
12/28/24 vs Rivercrest	55
12/26/24 @ New Boston	55
12/14/24 @ Kilgore	50

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Gilmer). They put the hurt on the Cumberland Academy Knights with a sharp 66-41 win on Saturday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Buckeyes considering their 15-point performance the matchup before.

Gilmer's victory ended a seven-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-18. As for Cumberland Academy, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost 11 of their last 12 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-19 record this season.

Gilmer and Cumberland Academy could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings. Gilmer (ranked 1070th) will meet Spring Hill (ranked 504th) at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Cumberland Academy will square off against Pine Tree at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday down 656 places (1197 vs. 541).