Basketball Recap: Cardinal Stritch Comes Up Short

Cardinal Stritch was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost to the Edon Bombers on the road by a 50-35 margin. The Cardinals were not able to make up for their loss to the Bombers from their previous meeting back in January of 2018.

Despite the defeat, Cardinal Stritch saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Amaya Hill dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 rebounds. Morgan Kennedy was another key player, putting up seven points.

Cardinal Stritch's loss dropped their record down to 5-12. As for Edon, their victory ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-13.

Cardinal Stritch didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 45-30 win against Vanlue on the 28th. As for Edon, they will challenge North Central at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Edon has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.