The Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders will face off against the Sanderson Spartans at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Cardinal Gibbons took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They took down Leesville Road 85-68.
Meanwhile, Sanderson came tearing into Friday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They enjoyed a cozy 55-37 win over the Capitals. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Capitals are ranked 61st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cardinal Gibbons' victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-8. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.3 points over those games. As for Sanderson, their win bumped their record up to 18-3.
Cardinal Gibbons came up short against Sanderson when the teams last played last Tuesday, falling 74-61. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sanderson's Nathan Fife, who went 10 of 16 on his way to 31 points in addition to six assists and three steals. Now that Cardinal Gibbons knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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