Cardinal Newman hasn't had much luck against Laurence Manning Academy recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Cardinal Newman Cardinals are taking a road trip to take on the Laurence Manning Academy Swampcats at 7:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Cardinal Newman is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a hard 49-31 fall against Northwood Academy on Friday. The Cardinals were up 28-7 in the fourth but couldn't hold on to the lead.
The losing side was boosted by Jason Horton, who threw for 231 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.5 yards per attempt. Cardinal Newman also got a significant boost from Caleb Ford, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 115 yards.
Meanwhile, Laurence Manning Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 65-14 loss at the hands of Hammond. While losing is never fun, the Swampcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 178th, while the Skyhawks are ranked 23rd).
This is the second loss in a row for Cardinal Newman and nudges their season record down to 2-4. As for Laurence Manning Academy, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 2-4.
Cardinal Newman lost to Laurence Manning Academy on the road by a decisive 28-14 margin in their previous matchup back in November of 2022. Can Cardinal Newman avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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