Vero Beach was the 58-55 winner over Cardinal Newman when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The Indians took a 73-67 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Crusaders on Friday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Wednesday (66), the Indians still had to take the loss.
Brandon James
| 12/12/25 vs Cardinal Newman | 22 |
| 12/10/25 vs Martin County | 14 |
| 12/05/25 @ Melbourne | 11 |
| 12/02/25 @ Centennial | 10 |
| 11/29/25 vs Royal Palm Beach | 15 |
| + 3 more games |
Despite the loss, Vero Beach still got an impressive performance from Brandon James, who went 6-for-12 to rack up 22 points and five boards. James continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Preston Collier, who posted eight points and three steals.
Ben Lakin went supernova For Cardinal Newman., putting up 30 points. With that strong performance, Lakin is now averaging an impressive 20 points per game. Kingston Smith was another key player, earning 16 points.
The defeat snapped Vero Beach's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 5-3 record. As for Cardinal Newman, their win bumped their record up to 7-2.
Vero Beach will take on Sebastian River in a holiday battle at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Cardinal Newman and Jupiter Christian will compete for holiday cheer at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Crusaders' defense better be ready for this one: the Eagles have averaged an impressive 63.9 points per game this season.
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