Basketball Game Preview: Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders vs. Garner Trojans

The Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders will square off against the Garner Trojans on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.

Cardinal Gibbons is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They managed an 81-77 victory over Broughton.

Meanwhile, Garner earned a 64-52 win over Ashley on Tuesday. The victory continues a trend for the Trojans in their matchups with the Screaming Eagle: they've now won three in a row.

Garner's win bumped their record up to 24-4. As for Cardinal Gibbons, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-10 record this season.

Cardinal Gibbons came up short against Garner in their previous matchup back in December of 2022, falling 68-60. Can Cardinal Gibbons avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.