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

Leesville Road is 1-9 against Cardinal Gibbons since February of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Leesville Road Pride will look to defend their home court against the Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders at 6:00 p.m. Leesville Road will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.

On Tuesday, Leesville Road was able to grind out a solid victory over Athens Drive, taking the game 51-38.

Leesville Road got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Mattie Matonic out in front who went 5 of 6 on her way to 11 points. Finley Lewis was another key player, dropping a double-double on 14 points and 16 boards.

Meanwhile, Cardinal Gibbons was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 47-41 to Broughton.

Cardinal Gibbons' loss dropped their record down to 7-12. As for Leesville Road, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season.

Everything came up roses for Leesville Road against Cardinal Gibbons in their previous meeting back in January, as the squad secured a 74-42 victory. In that matchup, Leesville Road amassed a halftime lead of 35-15, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.