The Sanderson Spartans won the last time they faced the Enloe Eagles, and things went their way on Friday too. Sanderson skirted past Enloe 55-52. Given Sanderson's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 99th, while Enloe is ranked 243rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sanderson got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Nathan Fife out in front who scored 18 points along with five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Patrick Dalton, who scored 12 points along with six rebounds.
Enloe lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Gift Moses, who scored ten points along with eight rebounds and two blocks. Moses hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for three straight games. Owen Pedersen was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with eight rebounds.
Sanderson has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season. As for Enloe, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-19.
Sanderson will head out on the road to square off against New Bern at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Sanderson's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last nine contests. Enloe does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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