Basketball Game Preview: Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders vs. Broughton Capitals

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Previous Games

02/04/25 - Away	44-63 L
01/27/25 - Home	53-36 W
02/06/24 - Home	73-55 W
01/23/24 - Away	57-54 W
02/23/23 - Home	56-58 L
+ 5 more games

Cardinal Gibbons and Broughton are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2022, but not for long. Having just played yesterday, the Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders will head out on the road to face off against the Broughton Capitals at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.

On Monday, Cardinal Gibbons didn't have too much trouble with Enloe as they won 64-46. Given the Crusaders' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 59th, while the Eagles are ranked 394th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Broughton earned a 58-49 win over Enloe on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Capitals.

Cardinal Gibbons has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.0 points over those games. As for Broughton, their victory bumped their record up to 15-9.

Cardinal Gibbons lost to Broughton on the road by a decisive 63-44 margin in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Can Cardinal Gibbons avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.