Basketball Game Preview: Gatewood Gators vs. Mount de Sales Academy Cavaliers

The Gatewood Gators will challenge the Mount de Sales Academy Cavaliers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Gatewood is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 68.5 points per game this season.

Gatewood is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Athens Academy on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Gatewood took a blow against Athens Academy, falling 69-39. The game marked the Gators' lowest-scoring match so far this season.

Despite the loss, Gatewood had strong showings from Matt Allen, who posted 18 points and five boards, and Landon Moreno, who earned nine points and six rebounds. The contest was Allen's 37th in a row with at least ten points.

While Mount de Sales Academy didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-13), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They came out on top against Strong Rock Christian by a score of 53-41 last Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cavaliers.

Gatewood's defeat dropped their record down to 8-2. As for Mount de Sales Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 9-2.

Gatewood came out on top in a nail-biter against Mount de Sales Academy in their previous matchup on December 10th, sneaking past 79-76. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Mount de Sales Academy's Jackson Rowley, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 14 boards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Gatewood still be able to contain Rowley? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.