Cardinal Newman easily dispatched Oxbridge Academy on Tuesday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Cardinal Newman Crusaders fell just short of the Vero Beach Indians by a score of 58-55 on Wednesday. The matchup was a 28-28 toss-up at halftime, but the Crusaders couldn't quite close it out.
Several Crusaders players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was L.T. Noegel, who posted 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ben Lakin, who scored 13 points.
Cardinal Newman now has a losing record at 7-8. As for Vero Beach, they now have a winning record of 9-8.
Cardinal Newman will face off against Archbishop McCarthy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Cardinal Newman knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 11 games -- so hopefully Archbishop McCarthy likes a good challenge. As for Vero Beach, they will challenge Treasure Coast at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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