Cardinal Newman and Northwood Academy squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Cardinal Newman had to settle for second. They were outmatched by the Northwood Academy Chargers and fell 57-15. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 180th, while the Chargers are ranked 47th).
Maliyah Birch continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Northwood Academy, dropping a double-double with 25 points and ten steals. Birch is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in each of the last 25 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Rylan Dundon, who went 6-for-12 to rack up 12 points and eight boards.
Cardinal Newman's defeat dropped their record down to 5-17. As for Northwood Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season.
Cardinal Newman does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Northwood Academy, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 61-35 victory against Northside Christian Academy on the 17th.
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