It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Sanderson Spartans had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They snuck past the Bears with a 75-69 victory. The victory was nothing new for Sanderson as they're now sitting on three straight.
Nathan Fife was his usual excellent self, scoring 31 points along with seven assists and four steals. He hasn't dropped below 18 points for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Amos Moguinan, who scored 13 points along with five rebounds.
Despite the loss, New Bern still got an impressive performance from Zymari Buck, who scored 26 points along with seven rebounds. Another player making a difference was Jussan Wiggins, who scored ten points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Sanderson is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season. As for New Bern, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 17-11.
Sanderson's road trip will continue as they head out to face Lumberton at 7:00 p.m. on March 1st. Sanderson knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past ten matchups -- so hopefully Lumberton likes a good challenge. New Bern does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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