Basketball Recap: Swansboro Pirates vs. Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders
Swansboro and Cardinal Gibbons met for a duel on Saturday where Swansboro came out on top. The Swansboro Pirates enjoyed a cozy 77-61 victory over the Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Pirates.
Swansboro got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Tayvion Tangiora out in front who almost dropped a double-double on 23 points and nine rebounds. Tangiora has been hot for a while, having posted 16 or more points the last ten times he's played. Jermaine Cunningham was another key player, going 9 for 15 en route to 19 points plus eight rebounds and five assists.
When it comes to explaining why Cardinal Gibbons lost, don't look at Damon Phillips. Despite the final result, he went 5 for 9 en route to 14 points plus three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Cash Mcsweeney, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 rebounds.
Swansboro pushed their record up to 2-0 with the victory, which was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 79.0 points per game. As for Cardinal Gibbons, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-2.
Swansboro has already played their next match, a 68-48 win against Laney on the 26th. As for Cardinal Gibbons, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Ravenscroft at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Cardinal Gibbons is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 63.5 points per game this season.
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