The Cardinal Newman Crusaders will venture away from home to challenge the Archbishop McCarthy Mavericks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Cardinal Newman knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 11 contests -- so hopefully Archbishop McCarthy likes a good challenge.
Cardinal Newman easily dispatched Oxbridge Academy on Tuesday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. Cardinal Newman fell just short of Vero Beach by a score of 58-55 on Wednesday. The match was a 28-28 toss-up at halftime, but the Crusaders couldn't quite close it out.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from L.T. Noegel, who posted 15 points. Ben Lakin was another key player, putting up 13 points.
Meanwhile, Archbishop McCarthy came up short against Miami Country Day on Wednesday and fell 83-70. While losing is never fun, the Mavericks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 216th, while the Spartans are ranked 14th).
Cardinal Newman now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Archbishop McCarthy, their loss dropped their record down to 10-8.
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