The IMG Academy Gold Ascenders will face off against the Gibbs Gladiators at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Last Thursday, IMG Academy Gold came up short against ABF Academy and fell 45-32. The contest marked the Ascenders' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Meanwhile, Gibbs came tearing into Friday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 72-35 victory over the Dreadnaughts. The Gladiators have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 22 points or more this season.
IMG Academy Gold better focus on containing Bobby Crawford and Oneal Delancy as the pair were huge in Gibbs' win. Crawford dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten boards, while Delancy went 8 of 11 on his way to 22 points and three steals. With that strong performance, Crawford is now averaging an impressive 2.1 blocks per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Daniels, who posted six points and seven assists.
Gibbs was working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in four consecutive games.
Gibbs pushed their record up to 12-4 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 33.1 points. As for IMG Academy Gold, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.
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