Cardinal Newman lost against Heathwood Hall Episcopal back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Cardinal Newman Cardinals were dealt a 71-29 loss at the hands of the Heathwood Hall Episcopal Highlanders. 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 195th, while the Highlanders are ranked 31st).
Despite the defeat, Cardinal Newman saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Zaria Thompson posted ten points and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Laila Balkman, who earned two points and five boards.
It was another big night for Lauren Jacobs, who dropped a double-double on 29 points and 12 rebounds for Heathwood Hall Episcopal. That makes it five consecutive games in which Jacobs has scored at least a third of Heathwood Hall Episcopal's points. Another player making a difference was SaBreya Monsanto, who went 7 of 15 en route to 14 points in addition to seven boards and six steals.
Cardinal Newman dropped their record down to 3-14 with the loss, which was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Heathwood Hall Episcopal, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 11-3.
Cardinal Newman will face off against Hammond at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Cardinal Newman is facing Hammond at the right time seeing as Hammond is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Heathwood Hall Episcopal, they will challenge Northside Christian Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Heathwood Hall Episcopal is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 64.3 points per game this season.
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