The Blue Ridge Barons and the Cardinal Newman Cardinals will round out the year against one another at at 2:20 p.m. on Friday. Blue Ridge is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Blue Ridge is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Eastern Mennonite: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Blue Ridge blew Eastern Mennonite out of the water with a 76-12 final score. The Barons have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 23 points or more this season.
Lambert Brokamp had an outrageously good game as he went 10 of 13 en route to 21 points along with eight boards and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Justin Huang, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 13 points along with six boards and five assists.
Blue Ridge was working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in February.
Meanwhile, the stars were shining brightly for Cardinal Newman in a 64-45 victory over South Pointe on Saturday.
Blue Ridge better focus on containing Elton Smith Jr. and Nigel Chivers as the pair were huge in Cardinal Newman's win. Smith Jr. dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten boards, while Chivers went 8 of 15 on his way to 21 points. The contest was Smith Jr.'s fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Luis Echevarria, who posted ten points.
Cardinal Newman has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.3 points per game. As for Blue Ridge, they pushed their record up to 11-0 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
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