The Piedmont Highlanders will venture away from home to challenge the Cardinal Newman Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Piedmont sitting on seven straight victories and Cardinal Newman on 17.
Piedmont is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Castro Valley: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Piedmont blew Castro Valley out of the water with a 72-26 final score. The Highlanders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 games by 24 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Cardinal Newman didn't have too much trouble with Montgomery on Saturday as they won 62-46. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 28th, while the Vikings are ranked 150th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cardinal Newman's win was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 24-3. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 41.9 points. As for Piedmont, their victory bumped their record up to 22-4.
Everything came up roses for Piedmont against Cardinal Newman in their previous meeting back in December of 2022, as the team secured a 66-34 win. Will Piedmont repeat their success, or does Cardinal Newman have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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