Two dominant forwards in Mickel Ivey and Will Szablewski are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Cardinal O'Hara Hawks will take on the St. Mary's Lancers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Cardinal O'Hara and five for St. Mary's.
Last Tuesday, Cardinal O'Hara ended up a good deal behind Niagara Falls and lost 61-47. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 510th, while the Wolverines are ranked 66th).
Meanwhile, St. Mary's came up short against Akron on Monday and fell 55-42.
St. Mary's loss dropped their record down to 8-16. As for Cardinal O'Hara, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-18.
Cardinal O'Hara came up short against St. Mary's in their previous matchup back in January, falling 69-60. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Szablewski, who dropped a double-double with 20 points and ten rebounds. Now that Cardinal O'Hara knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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