The Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders entered their tilt with the Athens Drive Jaguars with ten consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 11. Everything went Cardinal Gibbons' way against Athens Drive on Friday as Cardinal Gibbons made off with a 61-35 win. Cardinal Gibbons has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 20 points or more this season.
Cardinal Gibbons found their leader in underclassman Tessa Gladieux, who scored 19 points along with eight rebounds and eight steals. Gladieux has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last ten times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Mya Lemons, who scored 12 points along with two steals.
Athens Drive lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Quincie Toran, who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds. Another player making a difference was Kianna Gulley, who scored ten points along with three steals and two blocks.
Even though they lost, Athens Drive smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cardinal Gibbons only pulled down eight offensive rebounds.
Cardinal Gibbons is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. As for Athens Drive, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-15.
Cardinal Gibbons does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Athens Drive, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Sanderson at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Athens Drive focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 24 on Friday.
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