The Seton Catholic Cardinals will head out on the road to square off against the Hagerstown Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopefully Seton Catholic focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 12 on Saturday.
Seton Catholic will head into Saturday's contest ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Centerville on Saturday, but the three-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 24-point defeat they were dealt on Wednesday. Seton Catholic fell just short of Centerville by a score of 63-60. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Cardinals have suffered against the Bulldogs since November 26, 2016.
Seton Catholic's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Jason Moynihan, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 13 rebounds, and Eric Parker, who went 5 for 6 en route to 16 points. What's more, Parker also posted a 83% field goal percentage, which is the highest he's posted since back in December of 2023. Another player making a difference was Grant Semler, who scored nine points.
Meanwhile, Hagerstown can finally bid farewell to their five-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game on Saturday. They strolled past Cowan with points to spare, taking the game 63-48.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Hagerstown to victory, but perhaps none more so than Landon Lawson, who almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaac Schmitz, who went 5 for 7 en route to 13 points plus two steals.
Seton Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Hagerstown, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Seton Catholic didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Hagerstown when the teams last played back in November of 2023, but they still walked away with a 70-64 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Seton Catholic since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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