The Oxbridge Academy ThunderWolves will venture away from home to challenge the Cardinal Newman Crusaders at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Oxbridge Academy's tournament run continued when they took on St. John Paul II Academy on Saturday. Oxbridge Academy was dealt a 67-35 defeat at the hands of St. John Paul II Academy. The game marked the ThunderWolves' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Oxbridge Academy's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Patrick Shawger, who posted five points, and Jayden St. Fort, who earned four points.
Meanwhile, Cardinal Newman suffered their closest defeat since December 27, 2023 on Monday. They fell just short of Tradition Prep by a score of 72-69. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Saturday (65), the Crusaders still had to take the loss.
This is the second loss in a row for Oxbridge Academy and nudges their season record down to 2-10. As for Cardinal Newman, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
Oxbridge Academy took a serious blow against Cardinal Newman in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 74-42. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Oxbridge Academy was down 45-25.
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