The Gateway Gators will head out on the road to face off against the Shaler Area Titans at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Gateway has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with 27 straight losses, while Shaler Area will come in with five straight wins.
Last Wednesday, Gateway was beaten by Greensburg Salem 53-20. While losing is never fun, the Gators can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 630th, while the Golden Lions are ranked 220th).
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Shaler Area against Penn Hills on Tuesday as the team secured a 57-30 victory. The Titans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 21 points or more this season.
Gateway's defeat dropped their record down to 0-15. As for Shaler Area, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-2 record this season.
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