After flying high against Auburn last Sunday, Stony Brook came back down to earth. The Bears were beaten by the Cardinal Hayes Cardinals 92-64 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 80th, while the Cardinals are ranked 12th).

Bears
| 01/23/26 @ Cardinal Hayes | 64-92 |
| 01/18/26 @ Auburn | 84-37 |
| 01/17/26 vs St. Joseph | 87-57 |
| 01/05/26 vs St. John the Baptist | 70-41 |
| 01/04/26 vs St. Anthony's | 61-52 |
The defeat snapped Stony Brook's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-3 record. As for Cardinal Hayes, they pushed their record up to 12-5 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Stony Brook won't have much time to rest: their next game is against St. Dominic at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Cardinal Hayes, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against St. Raymond Boys at 4:00 p.m.
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