Sanderson hasn't had much luck against Cardinal Gibbons recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Spartans will square off against the Crusaders at 6:30 p.m. Sanderson is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.7 goals per game this season.
Sanderson will bounce into Wednesday's game after beating Leesville Road, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. The Spartans' defense stepped up to hand the Pride a 2-0 shutout on Monday. Lindsay Kinlaw had the honor of scoring the game-winner for Sanderson.
Meanwhile, Cardinal Gibbons waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Eagles as they made off with a 5-1 win. Considering Cardinal Gibbons have won seven contests by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Cardinal Gibbons pushed their record up to 13-3-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 17 goals over those four games. As for Sanderson, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-8-1.
Sanderson suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Cardinal Gibbons in their previous meeting back in April. Can the Spartans avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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