On Friday, the Cardinal Newman Cardinals lost to the Blue Ridge Barons on the road by a 61-42 margin. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 62nd in South Carolina, while the Barons are ranked second in Virginia).
Cardinal Newman's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jason Rogers Jr, who posted 13 points. Rogers Jr continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Desmond Harrington, who earned ten points and three steals.
Blue Ridge found their leader in sophomore Austin Agosto Navarro, who went 5 of 8 on his way to 13 points along with seven assists and seven boards. Lambert Brokamp was another key player, putting up eight points and six rebounds.
Cardinal Newman's loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Blue Ridge, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 12-0.
Cardinal Newman and James Island will face off at 11:40 a.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. As for Blue Ridge, they and Linsly will face off at 7:40 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Blue Ridge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 67.9 points per game this season.
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