Basketball Game Recap: Leesville Road Pride vs. Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders

By Team Reports Feb 24, 2024, 11:25am

Recap: Leesville Road Pride vs. Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders

It was a good run, but the Leesville Road Pride unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They received a tough blow as they fell 51-37 to Cardinal Gibbons. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Leesville Road of the 64-50 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture two weeks ago.

Several Pride players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Finley Lewis, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 rebounds.

Cardinal Gibbons found their leader in underclassman Charlotte Fusco, who scored 19 points along with two steals. Fusco has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last 12 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaylee Fitzsimmons, who scored 15 points.

Leesville Road's defeat dropped their record down to 16-6. As for Cardinal Gibbons, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 games, which provided a massive bump to their 19-7 record this season.

Leesville Road does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Cardinal Gibbons also has no future games currently scheduled.

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