Cardinal O'Hara is 2-8 against Bishop Timon-St. Jude since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Cardinal O'Hara Hawks will head out on the road to square off against the Bishop Timon-St. Jude Tigers at 4:00 p.m. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Cardinal O'Hara has struggled recently with five defeats in a row, while Bishop Timon-St. Jude will arrive with eight straight victories.
Cardinal O'Hara pushed their score all the way to 60 on Wednesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They received a tough blow as they fell 79-60 to St. Mary's. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Monday (57), Cardinal O'Hara still had to take the loss.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Gavin Johnson, who scored 14 points along with three steals. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Cannon Dotson was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, Bishop Timon-St. Jude faced Canisius in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Bishop Timon-St. Jude enjoyed a cozy 75-61 win over Canisius on Friday. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Bishop Timon-St. Jude relied on the efforts of Jaiden Harrison, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and ten assists, and Jacob Humphrey, who scored 37 points along with five rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Humphrey has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Nakyhi Harris, who scored nine points.
Cardinal O'Hara's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-14. As for Bishop Timon-St. Jude, their win bumped their record up to 21-2.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Cardinal O'Hara have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 26.7 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Bishop Timon-St. Jude struggles in that department as they've been averaging 33.4 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Cardinal O'Hara took a serious blow against Bishop Timon-St. Jude in their previous meeting on Monday, falling 90-57. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Cardinal O'Hara was down 47-23.
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