Cardinal Newman lost against Heathwood Hall Episcopal back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Cardinal Newman Cardinals had to suffer through a 74-27 loss at the hands of the Heathwood Hall Episcopal Highlanders. 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).
Despite the defeat, Cardinal Newman had strong showings from Kristin Moye, who posted four points, and Zaria Thompson, who put up eight points.
Cardinals
| 01/14/25 vs Heathwood Hall Episcopal | 27-74 |
| 01/13/25 vs First Baptist School | 11-69 |
| 01/07/25 vs Ben Lippen | 28-47 |
| 12/30/24 vs Hanahan | 33-49 |
| 12/28/24 vs Lugoff-Elgin | 53-57 |
| + 2 more games |
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 matches.
Heathwood Hall Episcopal got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Lauren Jacobs out in front who went 10 of 15 en route to 24 points. Jacobs' evening made it four games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. SaBreya Monsanto was another key player, going 5 for 11 on her way to 10 points in addition to eight rebounds and six assists.
Cardinal Newman dropped their record down to 2-10 with the loss, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Heathwood Hall Episcopal, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-3.
Cardinal Newman will welcome Hammond at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. Cardinal Newman is facing Hammond at the right time seeing as Hammond is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for Heathwood Hall Episcopal, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 76-31 victory against Augusta Christian on the 16th.
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