Basketball Game Preview: Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders vs. White Oak Vikings

The Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders will face off against the White Oak Vikings at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Cardinal Gibbons is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 62.9 points per game this season.

Last Tuesday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Cardinal Gibbons beat North Raleigh Christian Academy 52-47. The 52-point effort marked the Crusaders' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

Cash Mcsweeney continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, almost dropping a double-double on 18 points and nine rebounds. He has been hot for a while, having posted eight or more boards the last 15 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Damon Phillips, who posted eight points and three steals.

Meanwhile, White Oak humbled Jacksonville with a 72-42 victory. The Vikings have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matchups by 20 points or more this season.

White Oak pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.3 points per game. As for Cardinal Gibbons, they now have a winning record of 4-3.