Cardinal Newman is on a four-game streak of home losses, Hammond a four-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Friday. The Cardinal Newman Cardinals will welcome the Hammond Skyhawks at 6:15 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Cardinal Newman was beaten by Heathwood Hall Episcopal 74-27. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 184th, while the Highlanders are ranked 31st).
Cardinal Newman's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Kristin Moye, who posted four points, and Zaria Thompson, who put up eight points.
Even though they lost, Cardinal Newman smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in nine consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Hammond came up short against Augusta Christian on Tuesday and fell 47-34.
Hammond's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Cardinal Newman, their loss dropped their record down to 2-10.
Cardinal Newman was dealt a bruising 61-32 defeat at the hands of Hammond when the teams last played back in January of 2024. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Cardinal Newman was down 41-20.
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