Inlet Grove is 2-8 against Cardinal Newman since February of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Inlet Grove Hurricanes will face off against the Cardinal Newman Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. Inlet Grove is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.3 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Inlet Grove was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 46-42 to Forest Hill. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Hurricanes came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 233rd, while the Falcons are ranked 495th).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Robert Brown, who posted 11 points and six steals. He is becoming a predictor of Inlet Grove's success: when he posts at least five steals the team is 16-4 (and 1-3 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Ja?Marcus Johnson, who scored 11 points.
Meanwhile, Cardinal Newman came tearing into Thursday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took down the Spartans 67-52. The Crusaders pushed the score to 52-28 by the end of the third, a deficit the Spartans cut but never quite recovered from.
Inlet Grove's defeat dropped their record down to 17-7. As for Cardinal Newman, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 14-10 record this season.
Inlet Grove and Cardinal Newman were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in January, but Inlet Grove came up empty-handed after a 56-55 loss. Can Inlet Grove avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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