Cardinal Newman lost against Northside Christian Academy last Tuesday and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Cardinal Newman Cardinals took a 45-40 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Northside Christian Academy Crusaders. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 182nd, while the Crusaders are ranked 44th).
Katherine Wilkinson
| 02/06/25 vs Northside Christian Academy | 71% |
| 02/04/25 @ Hammond | 50% |
| 01/31/25 @ Heathwood Hall Episcopal | 50% |
| 01/28/25 @ Northside Christian Academy | 50% |
| 12/03/24 @ Ridge View | 50% |
Despite the defeat, Cardinal Newman had strong showings from Zaria Thompson, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 18 rebounds, and Katherine Wilkinson, who went 5 of 7 on her way to 12 points. The dominant performance also gave Wilkinson a new career-high in field goal percentage (71%).
Even though they lost, Cardinal Newman smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. This was only their 11th loss (out of 15 games) when they hit their own glass that hard.
Leading Northside Christian Academy to victory were Evie Godfrey and Campbell Childers. Godfrey posted 21 points in addition to five assists and four steals, while Childers scored 16 points and three steals. The contest was Godfrey's third in a row with at least 15 points. Maddie Coker was another key player, putting up two points along with seven boards and three steals.
Cardinal Newman has been struggling recently as they've lost 12 of their last 14 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-15 record this season. As for Northside Christian Academy, their win bumped their record up to 21-2.
Cardinal Newman didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 45-25 loss against Augusta Christian on the 7th. As for Northside Christian Academy, they will head out to take on Hammond at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Northside Christian Academy is facing Hammond at the right time seeing as Hammond is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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