St. Paul's tournament run continued when they took on New Hope Academy National on Thursday. The St. Paul's Crusaders lost to the New Hope Academy National Tigers on the road by a 69-53 margin. The Crusaders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Leading New Hope Academy National to victory were Uriah Augare-Deal and Haki Muhammed II. Augare-Deal dropped a double-double on 19 points and 14 rebounds, while Muhammed II posted 26 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals. That makes it six consecutive games in which Muhammed II has scored at least a third of New Hope Academy National's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Justin Harris, who had seven points and five steals.
St. Paul's defeat dropped their record down to 6-6. As for New Hope Academy National, their record is now 8-9.
St. Paul's will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Concordia Prep at 6:00 p.m. on January 8, 2025. As for New Hope Academy National, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Mergenthaler Vo-Tech at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. New Hope Academy National knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four matches -- so hopefully Mergenthaler Vo-Tech likes a good challenge.
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