Cardinal Newman was the 51-43 winner over Hammond when they last played one another back in February of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Cardinal Newman Cardinals lost to the Hammond Skyhawks at home by a 55-36 margin on Friday. The Cardinals have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
When it comes to explaining why Cardinal Newman lost, don't look at Luis Echevarria. Despite the final result, he went 7 of 14 en route to 20 points and five rebounds. That was a full 55.6% of Cardinal Newman's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Brady Cottingham also deserves some recognition as he grabbed his first steal of the season.
Cardinal Newman's loss dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Hammond, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season.
Cardinal Newman is taking a road trip to take on Ben Lippen at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Ben Lippen knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 15 games -- so hopefully Cardinal Newman likes a good challenge. As for Hammond, they will face off against Gray Collegiate Academy at 1:30 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Gray Collegiate Academy comes in on three and Hammond on six.
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