Basketball Preview: Cardinal Newman Crusaders vs. Palm Beach Gardens Gators
The Cardinal Newman Crusaders will challenge the Palm Beach Gardens Gators at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Cardinal Newman will be strutting in after a win while Palm Beach Gardens will be coming in after a loss.
Cardinal Newman is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Benjamin: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Cardinal Newman blew Benjamin out of the water with a 45-12 final score. With the Crusaders ahead 25-4 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Cardinal Newman's win on Thursday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Noelle Coyne, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 11 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Coyne a new career-high in field goal percentage (55%). Grace George was another key player, dropping a double-double on 14 points and 11 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Palm Beach Gardens came up short against Martin County on Friday and fell 39-32. The loss was the Gators' first of the season.
Palm Beach Gardens' defeat ended a 13-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-1. As for Cardinal Newman, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
Cardinal Newman took a serious blow against Palm Beach Gardens in their previous matchup back in January, falling 62-17. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Cardinal Newman was down 34-3.
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