Blake is 0-3 against Gibbs since December of 2022 but things could change on Thursday. The Blake Yellow Jackets will face off against the Gibbs Gladiators at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Blake is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They took their match with ease, bagging a 90-55 win over Boca Ciega. The victory was nothing new for the Yellow Jackets as they're now sitting on four straight.
Joshua Lewis
| 02/17/25 vs Boca Ciega | 19 |
| 02/12/25 vs Chamberlain | 21 |
| 02/07/25 vs Chamberlain | 20 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Blake to victory, but perhaps none more so than Joshua Lewis, who almost dropped a double-double with 19 points and nine rebounds. The game was Lewis' third in a row with at least 19 points. Joe Philon was another key player, putting up 14 points in addition to six boards and six blocks.
Blake was working as a unit and finished the game with 32 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Gibbs had already won 17 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.4 points) and they went ahead and made it 18 on Monday. They blew past the Warhawks, posting an 89-51 win. Given the Gladiators' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 11th, while the Warhawks are ranked 198th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Blake's victory bumped their record up to 24-4. As for Gibbs, their win bumped their record up to 25-4.
Blake came up short against Gibbs when the teams last played back in January, falling 68-62. Can Blake avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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