The Cardinal Newman Crusaders will challenge the Oxbridge Academy ThunderWolves at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Cardinal Newman's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last nine contests.
Cardinal Newman easily dispatched Calusa Prep last Saturday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. Cardinal Newman fell just short of Tradition Prep by a score of 72-69 on Monday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Saturday (65), the Crusaders still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 67-35, which was the final score in Oxbridge Academy's tilt against St. John Paul II Academy on Saturday. The match marked the ThunderWolves' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Cardinal Newman will have to keep a close watch on Patrick Shawger and Jayden St. Fort, a pair of players who had a big impact on Oxbridge Academy's prior game. Shawger posted five points, while St. Fort put up four points.
This is the second loss in a row for Oxbridge Academy and nudges their season record down to 2-10. As for Cardinal Newman, they moved to 6-7 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Everything came up roses for Cardinal Newman against Oxbridge Academy in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, as the squad secured a 74-42 victory. In that contest, Cardinal Newman amassed a halftime lead of 45-25, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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