The Gillespie Miners will face off against the Civic Memorial Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Gillespie is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Central A & M on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Gillespie came up short against Central A & M, falling 70-50. The Miners have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Civic Memorial hadn't done well against Jersey recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Civic Memorial strolled past Jersey with points to spare, taking the game 57-42.
Civic Memorial's win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-2. As for Gillespie, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
Gillespie was taken down by Civic Memorial 71-35 in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Civic Memorial's Adam Ogden, who went 8 for 13 en route to 20 points plus five steals. Now that Gillespie knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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