Basketball Game Preview: Knightdale Knights vs. Sanderson Spartans

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Previous Games

01/08/24 - Away	65-24 W
12/13/22 - Away	52-26 W
01/06/21 - Away	66-38 W
12/03/19 - Away	61-48 W
11/30/18 - Home	41-40 W
+ 5 more games

Knightdale has gone 10-0 against Sanderson recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Knightdale Knights will head out to challenge the Sanderson Spartans at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Knightdale has eight straight victories, Sanderson has 14 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Last Friday, Knightdale got the win against Apex by a conclusive 68-43. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 25 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Sanderson lost 45-21 to Millbrook back in December of 2024. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 575th, while the Wildcats are ranked 156th).

Knightdale's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-2. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 30.2 points. As for Sanderson, their loss dropped their record down to 0-10.

Everything came up roses for Knightdale against Sanderson in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, as the squad secured a 65-24 victory. In that matchup, Knightdale amassed a halftime lead of 40-14, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.