After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Christ School, Cardinal Newman was happy to have turned things around on Saturday. They walked away with a 61-53 victory over the Richland Northeast Cavaliers. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Cardinals also won the last time the pair played back in January of 2018.
Cardinal Newman's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Elton Smith Jr., who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Smith Jr. a new career-high in field goal percentage (80%). Another player making a difference was Luis Echevarria, who went 5 for 7 en route to 15 points plus two steals.
Richland Northeast lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Reece Jackson, who went 6 for 11 en route to 16 points plus five rebounds and two steals. Leslie Kennedy was another key player, posting ten points plus four steals.
The victory got Cardinal Newman back to even at 3-3. As for Richland Northeast, they dropped their record down to 1-4 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Cardinal Newman will take on Varsity Opponent at 7:15 p.m. on Monday. As for Richland Northeast, they will square off against Columbia at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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