Cardinal Newman has gone 10-0 against Ben Lippen recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Cardinal Newman Cardinals will look to defend their home court against the Ben Lippen Falcons at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Cardinal Newman's tournament run continued when they took on Westminster Catawba Christian on Monday. Cardinal Newman strolled past Westminster Catawba Christian with points to spare, taking the game 63-49. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 38th, while the Indians are ranked 260th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 12/30/24 vs Westminster Catawba Christian | 14 |
| 12/28/24 vs James Island | 15 |
| 12/27/24 vs Blue Ridge | 10 |
| 12/21/24 vs South Pointe | 10 |
| 12/11/24 @ Combine Academy National | 14 |
Cardinal Newman's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Elton Smith Jr., who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 14 boards, and Jason Rogers Jr, who went 6 of 10 on his way to 15 points and six assists. Smith Jr. is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down ten or more in the last 13 games he's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Desmond Harrington, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and ten rebounds.
Meanwhile, Ben Lippen entered their tilt with Porter-Gaud on Saturday with ten consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 11. They snuck past the Cyclones with a 64-58 victory. The score was all tied up 29-29 at the break, but the Falcons were the better team in the second half.
Ben Lippen pushed their record up to 13-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.6 points per game. As for Cardinal Newman, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season.
Cardinal Newman beat Ben Lippen 59-47 when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Does Cardinal Newman have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ben Lippen turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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