Cardinal Gibbons is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Leesville Road is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders will take on the Leesville Road Pride at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Cardinal Gibbons has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
On Tuesday, Cardinal Gibbons made easy work of Broughton and carried off a 55-35 win.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the contest if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Leesville Road's strategy against Athens Drive on Tuesday. Leesville Road took down Athens Drive 58-43. With that victory, Leesville Road brought their scoring average up to 50.2 points per game.
Leesville Road found their leader in underclassman Finley Lewis, who scored 22 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Lewis has scored all season. Kaiel Lawless was another key contributor, scoring 13 points.
Cardinal Gibbons has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. As for Leesville Road, their victory bumped their record up to 13-4.
Cardinal Gibbons skirted past Leesville Road 36-34 when the teams last played back in January. Will Cardinal Gibbons repeat their success, or does Leesville Road have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
