The Cardinal Newman Cardinals and the Blue Ridge Barons will round out the year against one another at at 2:20 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Saturday, Cardinal Newman strolled past South Pointe with points to spare, taking the game 64-45.
Cardinal Newman can attribute much of their success to Elton Smith Jr., who dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds, and Nigel Chivers, who went 8 of 15 on his way to 21 points. Smith Jr. is becoming a predictor of Cardinal Newman's success: when he posts at least ten boards the team is 3-1 (and 2-3 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Luis Echevarria, who posted ten points.
Meanwhile, Blue Ridge put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their match with ease, bagging a 76-12 win over Eastern Mennonite. The game marked the Barons' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Cardinal Newman better keep an eye on Lambert Brokamp. He was instrumental in Blue Ridge's win, going 10 of 13 on his way to 21 points along with eight rebounds and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Justin Huang, who went 5 of 9 en route to 13 points along with six rebounds and five assists.
Blue Ridge was working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in February.
Blue Ridge's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-0. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.0 points per game. As for Cardinal Newman, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
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