The Gatewood Gators entered their tilt with the Brentwood War Eagles with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. Gatewood came out on top against Brentwood by a score of 81-69 on Friday. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Gatewood found their leader in underclassman Matt Allen, who went 8 for 21 from beyond the arc en route to 54 points and 2 assists. That makes it four consecutive games in which Allen has scored at least a third of Gatewood's points. Blake Callaway was another key contributor, scoring six points along with nine rebounds and three steals.
Several War Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Harris Mcclarin, who scored 20 points. Another player making a difference was Zach Denton, who scored 17 points.
Gatewood pushed their record up to 21-2 with that win, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Brentwood, their defeat ended a ten-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 18-4.
Gatewood does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Brentwood, they and Trinity Christian will face off at 4:00 p.m. on February 10th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Brentwood knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past three matches -- so hopefully Trinity Christian likes a good challenge.
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