It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Cardinal Newman Cardinals had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They walked away with a 51-43 victory over the Skyhawks. That's two games straight that Cardinal Newman has won by exactly eight points.
Cardinal Newman was led to victory by Amarii King and Luis Echevarria. King scored 14 points, while Echevarria scored 15 points. It was the first time this season that Echevarria scored 15 or more points. Evan Carter was another key contributor, scoring five points along with ten rebounds.
Cardinal Newman has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 20-15 record this season. As for Hammond, their loss dropped their record down to 14-9.
Cardinal Newman is on the road again on Friday and plays Augusta Christian on February 23rd. Augusta Christian will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Cardinal Newman surely won't give up without a fight. Hammond does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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