Game Report: Caledonia Gladiators 85-82 Bristol Flyers

Then came Trejon Jacob, who provided Bristol with their offensive spark in the second quarter. The bench guard finished the first half with 11 points and four rebounds, ensuring his team took a five-point lead into the break.

Second Half:

Bristol’s aggressive play carried over into
the third quarter, as they returned from the locker room determined to widen
their lead. After a relatively quiet first half, Rowell Graham-Bell caught fire,
posing a shooting threat from behind the arc and scoring 10 points in the quarter.

The Flyers established an eight point lead, but Caledonia weren’t going anywhere. As he so often does, Patrick Whelan stepped up for the Gladiators with an assured scoring burst and the Scottish side were back in contention. When Ian DuBose scored consecutive baskets with five minutes remaining in the competition, the game was tied.

The teams went blow for blow down the stretch,
with a huge DuBose three giving Caledonia the advantage, before a pair of Bristol
free throws brought the deficit to just one point with a minute remaining.

Gareth Murray’s team missed a free throw out
of a timeout, but earned a chance for to close the game out by forcing a Flyers
turnover with just nine seconds on the clock.

The Flyers tactical fouls came and Ian DuBose sunk a pair from the stripe to push the lead back to three. When CJ Jackson missed a Hail Mary in the final seconds, the Gladiators secured the narrow victory to move up to third place in the league.