The Westminster Catawba Christian Indians will be taking part in a tournament against the Cardinal Newman Cardinals at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Westminster Catawba Christian's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four matchups.
Westminster Catawba Christian's tournament run continued when they took on Forsyth Country Day on Saturday. Westminster Catawba Christian fell 69-58 to Forsyth Country Day. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 235th in South Carolina, while the Furies are ranked 11th in North Carolina).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Nikayle Hodge, who went 6 of 13 on his way to 18 points. He continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of MJ Littlejohn, who went 5 for 10 on his way to 10 points and three steals.
Meanwhile, Cardinal Newman earned a 49-40 victory over James Island on Saturday.
Cardinal Newman's win came from a few key players Westminster Catawba Christian will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Elton Smith Jr., who dropped a double-double on ten points and 15 boards. He has been hot for a while, having posted ten or more rebounds the last 12 times he's played. Nigel Chivers was another key player, going 6 of 8 on his way to 13 points.
Cardinal Newman now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Westminster Catawba Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 7-9.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as both are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Westminster Catawba Christian hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 63.2 points per game. However, it's not like Cardinal Newman struggles in that department as they've been averaging 57 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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