Gilbert is on a seven-game streak of home losses, Airport a nine-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Monday. The Gilbert Indians will host the Airport Eagles at 7:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Gilbert is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Brookland-Cayce on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Gilbert took a blow against Brookland-Cayce, falling 97-56. The Indians were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 54-26.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 69-29, which was the final score in Airport's tilt against North Augusta on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 205th, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked sixth).
Airport's loss dropped their record down to 4-19. As for Gilbert, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-21.
Gilbert didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Airport in their previous matchup back in January, but they still walked away with a 61-55 win. Will Gilbert repeat their success, or does Airport have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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