Traverse City Central is 9-1 against Gaylord since January of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Traverse City Central Trojans will head out on the road to take on the Gaylord Blue Devils at 6:00 p.m. Traverse City Central will be strutting in after a win while Gaylord will be coming in after a defeat.
Traverse City Central has not had quite the year their fans were hoping for to this point, but back-to-back wins may be a sign of good things to come. They put the hurt on Alpena with a sharp 71-49 victory on Thursday. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as Traverse City Central just coasted through the last quarter.
Meanwhile, Gaylord unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Thursday. They had to suffer through a rough 68-41 loss at the hands of Cadillac. While losing is never fun, Gaylord can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 266th, while Cadillac is ranked 17th).
Gaylord's loss came about despite a quality game from Luke Gelow, who scored 24 points along with seven rebounds and two blocks. That was a full 58.5% of Gaylord's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Carson Poynter was another key contributor, scoring six points along with five rebounds.
Traverse City Central's win bumped their record up to 6-15. As for Gaylord, their loss dropped their record down to 10-13.
Traverse City Central strolled past Gaylord when the teams last played on February 8th by a score of 87-69. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Gelow, who scored 42 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Traverse City Central still be able to contain Gelow? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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