Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary is 0-6 against La Salle since December of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary Cardinals' road trip will continue as they head out to face the La Salle Lancers at 7:00 p.m. on January 19th. Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past four matches -- so hopefully La Salle likes a good challenge.
Even though St. Genevieve scored an imposing 59 points on Wednesday, Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary still came out on top. Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary took their matchup against St. Genevieve 70-59.
Kian Hendricks and Donovan Desha were among the main playmakers for Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary as the former scored 15 points along with seven steals and six assists and the latter dropped a double-double on 34 points and 11 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Desha has scored at least a third of Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathan Contreras, who scored six points.
Meanwhile, La Salle strolled past Verbum Dei Jesuit with points to spare on Wednesday, taking the game 54-38. The victory was just what La Salle needed coming off of a 75-50 defeat in their prior game.
Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 11-12 record this season. As for La Salle, their victory bumped their record up to 12-9.
Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary came up short against La Salle in their previous matchup on January 3rd, falling 65-61. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of La Salle's Ryan Hajjar, who scored 23 points along with six rebounds and four steals. Now that Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
