Two dominant guards in Nathan Fife and Marcus Green are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Sanderson Spartans will head out to take on the Athens Drive Jaguars at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. Sanderson is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.
Sanderson will bounce into Friday's match after beating Wakefield, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Sanderson couldn't have asked for a better start to 2025 than the 62-34 blowout they got against Wakefield. The game marked the Spartans' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Sanderson's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Fife, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine assists, and Mack Snavely, who went 5 of 8 on his way to 14 points and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Malakhi Murphy, who posted 12 points and five rebounds.
They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Sanderson was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in December of 2023.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Athens Drive). They strolled past Riverside-Durham with points to spare on Monday, taking the game 63-44.
Sanderson's record is now 12-2. As for Athens Drive, their record is now 5-6.
Sanderson strolled past Athens Drive in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 by a score of 58-44. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Athens Drive's Oliver Wilson, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 14 boards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Sanderson to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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