The Cardinal Newman Cardinals and the Westminster Catawba Christian Indians will round out the year against one another at at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Cardinal Newman is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57 points per game this season.
Cardinal Newman picked up another tournament win on Saturday. They came out on top against James Island by a score of 49-40.
| 12/28/24 vs James Island | 15 |
| 12/27/24 vs Blue Ridge | 10 |
| 12/21/24 vs South Pointe | 10 |
| 12/11/24 @ Combine Academy National | 14 |
| 12/09/24 vs Varsity Opponent | 10 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Cardinal Newman to victory, but perhaps none more so than Elton Smith Jr., who dropped a double-double on ten points and 15 rebounds. Smith Jr. has been hot for a while, having posted ten or more rebounds the last 12 times he's played. Nigel Chivers was another key player, going 6 for 8 on his way to 13 points.
Meanwhile, Westminster Catawba Christian came up short against Forsyth Country Day on Saturday and fell 69-58. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 235th in South Carolina, while the Furies are ranked 11th in North Carolina).
Cardinal Newman will need focus on slowing down Nikayle Hodge, one of several Westminster Catawba Christian players who made an impact when they last played. He went 6 of 13 on his way to 18 points. That's the most points Hodge has posted since back in November of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of MJ Littlejohn, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 10 points and three steals.
Cardinal Newman now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Westminster Catawba Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-9.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Cardinal Newman has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 30.5 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Westminster Catawba Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 26.9 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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