Basketball Game Preview: Leesville Road Pride vs. Sanderson Spartans

The Leesville Road Pride are taking a road trip to take on the Sanderson Spartans at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Leesville Road knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 11 matches -- so hopefully Sanderson likes a good challenge.

If Sanderson heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Leesville Road took over last week. Everything went Leesville Road's way against Athens Drive on Wednesday as Leesville Road made off with a 58-38 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Pride have posted against the Jaguars since January 13, 2023.

Meanwhile, Sanderson had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.6 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Wednesday. They put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 69-48 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Spartans have posted since January 3rd.

Sanderson pushed their record up to 20-3 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.8 points over those games. As for Leesville Road, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season.

Leesville Road barely slipped by Sanderson in their previous matchup back in January, winning 63-62. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Sanderson's Nathan Fife, who went 7-for-10 on his way to 21 points along with six boards and five assists. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Leesville Road still be able to contain Fife? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.