The Gautier Gators lost against the Stone Tomcats last Tuesday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. Gautier took a 45-37 hit to the loss column at the hands of Stone. Gautier has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Stone to victory, but perhaps none more so than JaKobey Johnson, who scored eight points along with nine rebounds and three steals. Johnson has been hot recently, having posted two or more blocks the last 13 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Cleon Johnson, who scored ten points along with three steals.
Gautier has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-18 record this season. As for Stone, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Gautier will take on Provine at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Provinepresents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Gautier in Mississippi (Provine is ranked 23rd, while Gautier is ranked 228th). Stone's road trip will continue as they head out to face South Jones at 6:00 p.m. on February 17th. Hopefully Stone focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 17 on Friday.
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