Cardinal Gibbons lost against Sanderson two weeks ago and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders took a 66-50 bruising from the Sanderson Spartans. While losing is never fun, the Crusaders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 70th, while the Spartans are ranked 19th).
Cash McSweeney
| 12/14/24 vs White Oak | 23 |
| 12/21/24 vs Southern Wake Academy | 17 |
| 12/03/24 @ Ravenscroft | 17 |
| 01/27/25 vs Broughton | 16 |
| 01/09/25 vs Enloe | 15 |
| + 17 more games |
Cardinal Gibbons' loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Cash McSweeney, who dropped a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds. McSweeney has become a key player for Cardinal Gibbons: the team is 11-5 when he posts at least ten boards, but 2-4 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Ty Lange, who posted ten points.
Sanderson was led to victory by Nathan Fife and Gordie Balas. Fife went 9-for-14 to rack up 22 points and eight assists, while Balas went 7-for-9 from beyond the arc on his way to 25 points. The contest was Balas' third in a row with at least 15 points. Kendrick Pulley was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Cardinal Gibbons' defeat dropped their record down to 13-9. As for Sanderson, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-3 record this season.
Coming up, Cardinal Gibbons will venture away from home to challenge Athens Drive at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. Cardinal Gibbons is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 64 points per game this season. As for Sanderson, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 69-48 victory against Enloe on the 12th.
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