Cardinal Gibbons lost against Sanderson back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders fell 74-61 to the Sanderson Spartans.
| 01/28/25 @ Sanderson | 27 |
| 01/24/25 vs Athens Drive | 26 |
| 11/29/23 vs Hillside | 20 |
| 11/15/24 vs New Garden Friends | 20 |
| 01/07/25 @ Millbrook | 20 |
Despite the loss, Cardinal Gibbons still got an impressive performance from Damon Phillips, who went 8 for 15 en route to 27 points. Those 27 points gave Phillips a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Bryce Fitzsimmons, who posted ten points.
It was another big night for Nathan Fife, who went 10 of 16 on his way to 31 points in addition to six assists and three steals for Sanderson. That makes it three consecutive games in which Fife has scored at least a third of Sanderson's points. Malakhi Murphy was another key player, going 7 for 9 en route to 14 points and five boards.
Cardinal Gibbons' defeat was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 11-7. As for Sanderson, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season.
Cardinal Gibbons and Sanderson should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings. Cardinal Gibbons will take on Enloe at 6:00 p.m. on Friday up 348 places (61 vs. 409). Cardinal Gibbons is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 65.2 points per game this season. Meanwhile, Sanderson (ranked 25th) will meet Athens Drive (ranked 280th) at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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