Gateway hands Badger basketball first district loss of season

  • KJ Reed splits Gateway defenders and floats a shot toward the rim during Tuesday’s district contest. HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD
    KJ Reed splits Gateway defenders and floats a shot toward the rim during Tuesday’s district contest. HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD
  • HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD Dylan Polmanteer finishes a fast-break layup during the first half of this week’s game.
    HUNTER KING | DISPATCH RECORD Dylan Polmanteer finishes a fast-break layup during the first half of this week’s game.

    The Badger basketball team had been on a roll through most of the 20232024 season, but Tuesday night the boys ran into a brick wall against the Gateway Gators.

    Lampasas was outscored 15-4 in the third quarter after taking a 31-28 lead into the locker room at halftime. The Badgers could not make up enough ground to close out the game, falling 64-56.

    Scoring for Lampasas was led by Peyton Sisson with …