Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Moreau Catholic). They took their game on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 97-43 win over the Newark Memorial Cougars. With the Mariners ahead 60-21 at the half, the match was all but over already.
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Moreau Catholic had a senior duo take command as Kellen Hampton went 8 of 12 on his way to 19 points and four steals and Dominic Walker went 7 of 9 on his way to 18 points. With that strong performance, Hampton is now averaging an impressive 2.2 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Kareem Jackson Jr., who posted 11 points and three steals.
The victory got Moreau Catholic back to even at 2-2. As for Newark Memorial, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.
Moreau Catholic didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 78-43 win against Kamehameha Kapalama on the 11th. As for Newark Memorial, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Newark Memorial Cougars face off against the Whitney Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Whitney's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
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