Cardinal Newman was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They fell 75-63 to the Northside Christian Academy Crusaders. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Crusaders this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 79-47 last Tuesday.
Luis Echevarria
| 02/06/25 vs Northside Christian Academy | 37 |
| 01/28/25 @ Northside Christian Academy | 26 |
| 02/04/25 @ Hammond | 21 |
| 01/20/25 @ Ben Lippen | 21 |
| 01/07/25 vs Ben Lippen | 21 |
Despite the defeat, Cardinal Newman saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Luis Echevarria dropped a double-double with 37 points and 11 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Echevarria has scored all season. Wade Marsh also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.
Northside Christian Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Sam Burks led the charge by putting up eight points in addition to 12 boards and eight assists. The dominant performance also gave Burks a new career-high in steals (seven). Hilton Dessausure was another key player, going 8-for-15 to rack up 19 points and six rebounds.
Cardinal Newman's loss dropped their record down to 8-14. As for Northside Christian Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season.
Cardinal Newman wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 58-41 defeat against Augusta Christian on the 7th. As for Northside Christian Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 70-64 loss against Hammond on the 11th.
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