Football Game Preview: Cardinal Newman Cardinals vs. Laurence Manning Academy Swampcats

Cardinal Newman is 2-7 against Laurence Manning Academy since September of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Cardinals will be playing in front of their home fans against the Swampcats at 7:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Cardinal Newman's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Northwood Academy on Friday. They took a blow against the Chargers, falling 63-0. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 208th, while the Chargers are ranked 43rd).

Meanwhile, after soaring to 41 points the game before, Laurence Manning Academy was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They were beaten by Hammond 37-8.

Cardinal Newman's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Laurence Manning Academy, they now have a losing record of 3-4.

Cardinal Newman couldn't quite get it done against Laurence Manning Academy in their previous meeting back in October of 2024 as they fell 33-26. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Swampcats' Grainger Powell, who threw for 317 yards and one TD. Now that the Cardinals know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.