Even though the Cardinal Hayes Cardinals scored an imposing 79 points on Sunday, the Nazareth Kingsmen still came out on top. Nazareth managed a 83-79 victory over Cardinal Hayes. For Nazareth, this counts as revenge for the 94-77 loss Cardinal Hayes walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February of 2019.
Nazareth can attribute much of their success to Halon Rawlins, who scored 21 points along with 7 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Tristan Rogers, who scored 11 points.
Nazareth's win bumped their record up to 1-0. As for Cardinal Hayes, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Nazareth will take on Holy Cross at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Cardinal Hayes, they will be playing at home against Archbishop Molloy at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.
