The Nazareth Kingsmen will face off against the Cardinal O'Hara Hawks at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Nazareth knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 11 matches -- so hopefully Cardinal O'Hara likes a good challenge.
Nazareth is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New York's top teams: Monsignor Scanlan, who was ranked 15th at the time (Nazareth was ranked tenth). Nazareth was just a bucket shy of victory on Thursday and fell 65-64 to Monsignor Scanlan. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Saturday (63), the Kingsmen still had to take the loss.
Makylah Moore
| 02/27/25 vs Monsignor Scanlan | 25 |
| 02/22/25 @ Christ the King | 22 |
| 02/20/25 vs Xaverian | 19 |
| 02/18/25 vs St. John's Prep | 31 |
Despite the defeat, Nazareth got top-tier performance from Makylah Moore, who posted 25 points. Moore's big performance that evening made it four games in a row in which she has scored at least 19 points.
Meanwhile, it's playoff time, and Cardinal O'Hara had no trouble coming through when it counted. They took down St. Mary's 72-55 on Thursday. Winning may never get old, but the Hawks sure are getting used to it with their eighth in a row.
Nazareth's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 22-6. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.5 points over those games. As for Cardinal O'Hara, their victory bumped their record up to 18-7.
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