Hurricanes
| 01/17/25 @ Cardinal Newman | 55-56 |
| 01/16/25 @ Santaluces | 51-48 |
| 01/13/25 @ Tradition Prep | 62-49 |
| 01/10/25 vs Somerset College Prep Academy | 66-46 |
| 01/08/25 @ Somerset Academy - Canyons | 67-63 |
After a string of five wins, Inlet Grove's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 56-55 to the Cardinal Newman Crusaders. While the Hurricanes didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Crusaders 17-10 in the first quarter.
Inlet Grove lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Jorden Black, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 14 points and five boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Robert Brown, who went 5 for 11 en route to 15 points.
Cardinal Newman had a senior duo take command as L.T. Noegel posted 21 points and Jayden Fenelus scored 15 points. The dominant performance gave Fenelus a new career-high in points.
Inlet Grove's defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 13-4. As for Cardinal Newman, their win bumped their record up to 8-9.
Inlet Grove and Atlantic Christian will face off at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Atlantic Christian will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Inlet Grove surely won't give up without a fight. As for Cardinal Newman, they and Belen Jesuit will face off at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. One thing working in Cardinal Newman's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 13 matchups.
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