Cardinal O'Hara is 2-8 against St. Francis since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Cardinal O'Hara Hawks will head out on the road to square off against the St. Francis Red Raiders at 6:30 p.m. Cardinal O'Hara is coming into the game on a five-game losing streak.
Cardinal O'Hara pushed their score all the way to 60 on Wednesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They lost to St. Mary's on the road by a decisive 79-60 margin. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Monday (57), Cardinal O'Hara still had to take the loss.
Despite their defeat, Cardinal O'Hara saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Gavin Johnson, who scored 14 points along with three steals, was perhaps the best of all. Johnson is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last three games he's played. Cannon Dotson was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, St. Francis pushed their score all the way to 65 on Wednesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 78-65 hit to the loss column at the hands of Bishop Timon-St. Jude. While losing is never fun, St. Francis can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 316th, while Bishop Timon-St. Jude is ranked 17th).
Cardinal O'Hara has not been sharp recently as the team has lost six of their last seven matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-14 record this season. As for St. Francis, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-14.
Cardinal O'Hara ended up a good deal behind St. Francis in their previous meeting back in January, losing 73-56. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of St. Francis' Jeremiah Neely, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds. Now that Cardinal O'Hara knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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