Recap: Athens Drive Jaguars vs. Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders
The Athens Drive Jaguars's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their ninth straight loss. Their tough 84-59 loss to Cardinal Gibbons might stick with them for a while. While losing is never fun, Athens Drive can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 405th, while Cardinal Gibbons is ranked 66th).
Despite the loss, Athens Drive had strong showings from Derek Crumpton, who scored 23 points, and Marcus Green, who scored 14 points along with six rebounds and five assists. Crumpton has been hot recently, having posted 18 or more points the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Chase Hardy, who scored 11 points.
Athens Drive has not been sharp recently as the team has lost 15 of their last 16 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-19 record this season. As for Cardinal Gibbons, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
Athens Drive does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Cardinal Gibbons also has no future games currently scheduled.
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