St. Genevieve came into Friday's matchup looking for another win against Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary, but Jose Padilla wouldn't allow it. The Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary Cardinals came out on top in a nail-biter against the St. Genevieve Valiants on Friday, sneaking past 69-67 thanks in part to Padilla, who went 7 of 16 on his way to 28 points. That makes it seven consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary's points.
Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary's win was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 14-8. As for St. Genevieve, they dropped their record down to 10-13 with the loss, which was their third straight at home.
Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary and King/Drew will face off at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. As for St. Genevieve, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Verbum Dei Jesuit at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Verbum Dei Jesuit will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something St. Genevieve surely won't give up without a fight.
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