If the Gulf Pointe Latin Gladiators were riding high off their 41-3 takedown of the South Baldwin Christian Academy Knights last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Gulf Pointe Latin fell just short of Aletheia Christian Academy by a score of 28-26. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat Gulf Pointe Latin has suffered yet this season.
Despite the defeat, Gulf Pointe Latin had strong showings from Coral Hamer, who scored four points along with 11 rebounds and eight blocks, and Kaitlyn Lothringer, who scored ten points along with six rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Lothringer has scored all season.
Gulf Pointe Latin's loss dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Aletheia Christian Academy, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 9-4.
Gulf Pointe Latin won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Baker at 5:30 p.m. on January 19th. Aletheia Christian Academy won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Lighthouse Baptist Academy at 5:30 p.m. on January 19th. Lighthouse Baptist Academy comes in still looking for their first win of the season.