The Sanderson Spartans will square off against the Leesville Road Pride at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Leesville Road will be up against a hot Sanderson team: the squad just extended their winning streak to six. Sanderson put the hurt on Enloe with a sharp 69-48 win on Wednesday. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Eagles are ranked 402nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Leesville Road's game on Wednesday was all tied up 25-25 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They were the clear victor by a 58-38 margin over Athens Drive. The Pride have beaten the Jaguars the last five times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Jaguars has come to flipping the script.
Sanderson pushed their record up to 20-3 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.8 points over those games. As for Leesville Road, their win bumped their record up to 15-8.
Sanderson and Leesville Road were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in January, but Sanderson came up empty-handed after a 63-62 defeat. Will Sanderson have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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