With a playoff game on the line, the Cardinal Newman Crusaders rose to the challenge on Saturday. They enjoyed a cozy 74-60 win over the Lions. The victory was nothing new for Cardinal Newman as they're now sitting on nine straight.
Jermaine Council was his usual excellent self, scoring 25 points along with four steals. He continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Alex Grande, who scored 16 points along with five rebounds.
King's Academy lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Javian Jones, who scored 19 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. Jones hasn't dropped below two steals for nine straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Evan Alicea, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds.
Cardinal Newman pushed their record up to 22-5 with that victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. They've been dominating during the matches in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 27.7 points. As for King's Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 21-7.
Cardinal Newman will face off against Bell Creek Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Cardinal Newman's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 12 games. King's Academy will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Santa Fe Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on February 15th. One thing working in Santa Fe Catholic's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 19 games.
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