It was a proper cat-fight when Cardinal Newman challenged Rancho Cotate on Thursday. The Cardinal Newman Cardinals came out on top against the Rancho Cotate Cougars by a score of 60-49. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Cardinals also won the last time the pair played back in December of 2022.
Rancho Cotate lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Luke Morie, who posted 13 points. Another player making a difference was Adam Pengel, who put up 19 points.
Cardinals
| 01/02/25 vs Rancho Cotate | 60-49 |
| 12/14/24 vs Casa Grande | 58-33 |
| 12/13/24 vs Napa | 61-34 |
| 12/12/24 vs Petaluma | 70-26 |
Cardinal Newman pushed their record up to 10-5 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.3 points per game. As for Rancho Cotate, with the defeat, they broke their eight-game winning streak and moved their record to 9-2.
Coincidentally, Cardinal Newman and Rancho Cotate will both be playing Tamalpais the next time they take the court. Rancho Cotate will head out to face Tamalpais at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, while Cardinal Newman will host them at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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