The Hammond Skyhawks and the Cardinal Newman Cardinals squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but sadly the Hammond Skyhawks had to settle for second. They fell 51-43 to the Cardinals. Hammond has not had much luck with Cardinal Newman recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Leading Cardinal Newman to victory were Amarii King and Luis Echevarria. King scored 14 points, while Echevarria scored 15 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Echevarria has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Evan Carter, who scored five points along with ten rebounds.
Hammond's loss dropped their record down to 14-9. As for Cardinal Newman, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 20-15 record this season.
Hammond does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Cardinal Newman's road trip will continue as they head out to face Augusta Christian on February 23rd. Augusta Christian knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past ten contests -- so hopefully Cardinal Newman likes a good challenge.
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