Basketball Recap: Leesville Road Proves Higher State Rank Is No Mistake

You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Leesville Road on Tuesday. They enjoyed a cozy 80-64 win over the Athens Drive Jaguars. Given the Pride's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 74th, while the Jaguars are ranked 232nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

When it comes to explaining why Athens Drive lost, don't look at Marcus Green. Despite the final result, he went 7 for 11 en route to 19 points along with seven rebounds and six assists. The dominant performance gave Green a new career-high in points. Chay Smith was another key player, going 7 of 9 on his way to 19 points and six boards.

Leesville Road is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.8 points per game. As for Athens Drive, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-10.

Leesville Road will take on Cardinal Gibbons 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 eight matches -- so hopefully Cardinal Gibbons likes a good challenge. As for Athens Drive, they will face off against Enloe at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. Athens Drive is facing Enloe at the right time seeing as Enloe is stuck on a ten-game losing streak.