St. Peter was the 76-70 winner over Cardinal Hayes when they last played one another back in December of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The St. Peter's Eagles fell to the Cardinal Hayes Cardinals 65-59. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
St. Peter's lost on Tuesday despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Malcolm Ford Jr, who went 8 of 17 en route to 23 points and three steals. Another player making a difference was Jack Clancy, who posted 14 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals.
St. Peter's loss dropped their record down to 11-8. As for Cardinal Hayes, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5-1 record this season.
St. Peter's and Cardinal Hayes should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps New York Rankings. St. Peter's will challenge Moore Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Friday up 246 places (51 vs. 297). St. Peter's is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 64.7 points per game this season. Similarly, Cardinal Hayes (ranked 31st) will meet Brandeis (ranked 192nd) at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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