Broughton lost against Sanderson back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Broughton Capitals lost to the Sanderson Spartans on the road by a 55-37 margin.
Leading Sanderson to victory were Malakhi Murphy and Gordie Balas. Murphy dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds, while Balas shot 5-for-7 from downtown and almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine boards. The dominant performance gave Murphy a new career-high in boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathan Fife, who posted five points in addition to eight assists and seven rebounds.
Broughton's defeat dropped their record down to 13-9. As for Sanderson, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-3 record this season.
Looking ahead, Broughton will welcome Athens Drive at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Athens Drive is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.4 points per game this season. As for Sanderson, they will head out to take on Cardinal Gibbons at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Cardinal Gibbons also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 64.7 points per game.
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