Cardinal Gibbons is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Sanderson is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders will take on the Sanderson Spartans at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Cardinal Gibbons narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Leesville Road 59-56. Given Cardinal Gibbons' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 64th, while Leesville Road is ranked 249th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cash McSweeney was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 30 points and 22 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. Ronny Turner was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with eight rebounds and five assists.
Meanwhile, Sanderson beat Broughton 56-46 on Friday.
Cardinal Gibbons has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for Sanderson, their win bumped their record up to 15-7.
Cardinal Gibbons beat Sanderson 74-62 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Will Cardinal Gibbons repeat their success, or does Sanderson have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
