12/27/24 vs LEAD Academy | 32 |
12/21/24 vs Southern Wake Academy | 36 |
12/14/24 vs White Oak | 20 |
12/10/24 vs North Raleigh Christian Academy | 18 |
12/07/24 vs Heritage | 20 |
12/03/24 @ Ravenscroft | 23 |
Cardinal Gibbons extended their winning streak to five games thanks to a huge performance from Cash McSweeney. The Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders walked away with a 73-60 victory over the LEAD Academy Panthers on Friday thanks in part to McSweeney, who dropped a double-double on 32 points and 12 rebounds. His evening made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points.
Another player making a difference was Bryce Fitzsimmons, who posted eight points and three blocks. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in blocks.
When it comes to explaining why LEAD Academy lost, don't look at Anthony Petway. Despite the final result, he went 11 of 17 on his way to 25 points in addition to seven assists and five boards. That was a full 41.7% of LEAD Academy's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's put up more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Darnell Seay, who had nine points.
Cardinal Gibbons' win bumped their record up to 7-3. As for LEAD Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 8-5.
Cardinal Gibbons wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 60-46 victory against The Burlington School on the 28th. As for LEAD Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 67-64 defeat against T.W. Andrews on the 28th.
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