Two dominant guards in Nathan Fife and Marcus Green are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Sanderson Spartans will host the Athens Drive Jaguars at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Sanderson has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Sanderson took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Cardinal Gibbons by a score of 74-61.
Fife continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 10 of 16 en route to 31 points in addition to six assists and three steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Sanderson's points. Another player making a difference was Malakhi Murphy, who went 7 for 9 on his way to 14 points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Athens Drive was able to grind out a solid win over Enloe on Wednesday, taking the game 51-40. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Jaguars.
Sanderson has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. As for Athens Drive, their victory bumped their record up to 7-8.
Sanderson beat Athens Drive 51-38 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Does Sanderson have another victory up their sleeve, or will Athens Drive turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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