South Carolina High School Basketball - Cardinal Newman can't hold off Augusta Christian
January 5, 2024: Columbia, SC 29223 The Augusta Christian Lions basketball team scored 61 points and restricted the host Cardinal Newman Cardinals to 59 in the Lions league victory on Friday.
The Lions now sport a 13-4 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to First Baptist School for a non-league contest on Saturday, January 6. Augusta Christian will battle a Hurricanes team coming off a 56-55 league win over Pinewood Prep (Summerville, SC). The Hurricanes record now stands at 4-6.
The Cardinals (7-12) will now prepare for their contest against Winston-Salem Christian (Winston-Salem, NC). The Lions come into the non-league contest with a 3-4 record. In their last contest, Winston-Salem Christian edged New Life Christian Academy (Fayetteville, NC), 75-46, in a league contest.