Gilbert is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Madrid is on a 13-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Gilbert Tigers will host the Madrid Tigers at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
It was a proper cat-fight when Gilbert took on Carlisle last Friday. Gilbert walked away with a 69-61 win over Carlisle. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the Wildcats are ranked 187th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Madrid). They blew past West Central Valley 100-27 last Friday. Fans of the Tigers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Madrid's victory bumped their record up to 9-0. As for Gilbert, their win bumped their record up to 6-1.
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