Football Preview: Cardinal Newman Cardinals vs. Heathwood Hall Episcopal Highlanders
Cardinal Newman and Heathwood Hall Episcopal are an even 5-5 against one another since August of 2015, but not for long. The Cardinal Newman Cardinals are taking a road trip to take on the Heathwood Hall Episcopal Highlanders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Heathwood Hall Episcopal took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Cardinal Newman, who comes in off a win.
Cardinal Newman took a loss when they played away from home back in August, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They claimed a resounding 28-0 win over Ben Lippen at home. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Cardinals had established a 21 point advantage.
Caleb Ford was his usual excellent self, rushing for 301 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per carry.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Cardinal Newman was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 314 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ben Lippen only rushed for 133.
Meanwhile, Heathwood Hall Episcopal was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They were outmatched by Hammond at home and fell 48-0. While losing is never fun, the Highlanders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 206th, while the Skyhawks are ranked 29th).
The victory got Cardinal Newman back to even at 2-2. As for Heathwood Hall Episcopal, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything came up roses for Cardinal Newman against Heathwood Hall Episcopal in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 53-14 win. In that matchup, Cardinal Newman amassed a halftime lead of 32-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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