Even though the St. Genevieve Valiants scored an imposing 59 points on Wednesday, the Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary Cardinals still came out on top. Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary took their game against St. Genevieve 70-59. For Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary, this counts as revenge for the 82-75 defeat St. Genevieve walked away with the last time they faced one another back in January of 2023.
Leading Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary to victory were Kian Hendricks and Donovan Desha. Hendricks scored 15 points along with seven steals and six assists, while Desha dropped a double-double on 34 points and 11 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Desha has scored at least a third of Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary's points. Nathan Contreras was another key contributor, scoring six points.
Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 11-12 record this season. As for St. Genevieve, they are on a 11-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-18.
Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary will head out on the road to challenge La Salle at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. That game will pit two of the most dominant guards against one another: Ryan Hajjar and Desha. As for St. Genevieve, their homestand continues as they prepare to take on Mary Star of the Sea at 7:00 p.m. on January 19th. Mary Star of the Sea presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than St. Genevieve in California (Mary Star of the Sea is ranked 374th, while St. Genevieve is ranked 1014th).
