After flying high against SPIRE Academy on Friday, Archbishop Hoban came back down to earth. The Archbishop Hoban Knights received a blow on Saturday as they fell 49-31 to the Newport Wildcats. The match marked the Knights' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Newport to victory, but perhaps none more so than James Turner, who went 10 of 13 on his way to 20 points along with seven boards and four blocks. Turner is on a roll when it comes to blocks, as he's now posted four or more in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Yamil Rondon, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten assists.
Archbishop Hoban's defeat dropped their record down to 15-3. As for Newport, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season.
When Archbishop Hoban and Newport next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Archbishop Hoban will try to stop Ursuline's eight-game winning streak when the meet at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Newport will take on St. Xavier and their eight-game winning streak at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday.
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