Leesville Road hadn't done well against Cardinal Gibbons recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Leesville Road Pride took down the Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders 64-45. Given the Pride's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 98th, while the Crusaders are ranked 309th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Finley Lewis
| 02/07/25 vs Cardinal Gibbons | 17 |
| 02/04/25 @ Athens Drive | 16 |
| 01/30/25 @ Broughton | 12 |
| 01/28/25 vs Enloe | 14 |
| 01/24/25 @ Sanderson | 6 |
| + 13 more games |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Leesville Road to victory, but perhaps none more so than Finley Lewis, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 17 rebounds. That's the most boards Lewis has posted since back in February of 2024. Molly Zuburg was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on nine points and nine assists.
Several Crusaders players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Sarah Maciariello, who scored ten points and five rebounds. Maciariello continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaclyn Deis, who put up five points and four steals.
Leesville Road has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. As for Cardinal Gibbons, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-13.
Coming up, Leesville Road will head out to face off against Enloe at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Enloe has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with 18 straight losses, while Leesville Road will come in with eight straight wins. As for Cardinal Gibbons, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Sanderson at 6:00 p.m.
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