Cardinal O'Hara was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 61-57 heartbreaker at the hands of the Devon Prep Tide. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 49th, while the Tide are ranked third).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Devon Prep to victory, but perhaps none more so than Mason Thear, who went 5 for 8 on his way to 17 points along with seven boards and three steals. That's the most rebounds Thear has posted since back in February of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Reece Craft, who went 6 of 10 en route to 15 points and five boards.
Cardinal O'Hara's loss dropped their record down to 10-9. As for Devon Prep, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.
Cardinal O'Hara will look to defend their home court on Monday against Conwell-Egan Catholic at 7:00 p.m. Cardinal O'Hara is facing Conwell-Egan Catholic at the right time seeing as Conwell-Egan Catholic is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for Devon Prep, they will head out to take on Archbishop Ryan at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Devon Prep knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 11 matchups -- so hopefully Archbishop Ryan likes a good challenge.
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