The Cardinal Newman Cardinals just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the Heathwood Hall Episcopal Highlanders at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing isn't great for Cardinal Newman: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Heathwood Hall Episcopal has snatched up eight consecutive wins on the road dating back to last season.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 69-11, which was the final score in Cardinal Newman's tilt against First Baptist School on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 192nd, while the Hurricanes are ranked 23rd).
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Heathwood Hall Episcopal on Wednesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Hilton Head Christian Academy out of the water with a 63-11 final score. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 31-3.
Heathwood Hall Episcopal had a senior duo take command as Lauren Jacobs went 10 of 25 en route to 24 points and seven steals and SaBreya Monsanto dropped a double-double on 17 points and 17 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Jacobs has scored at least a third of Heathwood Hall Episcopal's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Saniya Weeks, who posted three points and nine rebounds.
Heathwood Hall Episcopal smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 32 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in 22 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Cardinal Newman's defeat dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Heathwood Hall Episcopal, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Cardinal Newman was dealt a bruising 68-30 loss at the hands of Heathwood Hall Episcopal when the teams last played back in January of 2024. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Cardinal Newman was down 37-15.
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