CARDINALS FLY HIGH IN HUBBARD
HUBBARD, Ohio –
Ashton O’Brien drops twenty-six points to pace the Cardinal Mooney Cardinals (12-10) in their 62-36 road win over the Hubbard Eagles (4-18).
Last night’s non-conference matchup between the NE8’s Hubbard Eagles and the SVC’s Cardinal Mooney might as well have been two games within one. The first half saw both teams trading blows with multiple ties and lead changes in the half. The two teams were knotted at nine after the first period, and Mooney led by just two heading into the break.
Coming out of the half, Mooney ramped up the pressure defensively and made the Hubbard offense look completely inept. Mooney would continuously force the Eagles to turn it over and allow the Cardinals to easy looks at the other end.While Hubbard kept pace with their own offensive output, scoring eight in the third, Mooney’s seventeen points in the period blew the game wide open.
Leading by twelve to start the fourth, Mooney would force turnovers on the first three Hubbard possessions in the last before the Eagles were even able to cross mid court. The defensive pressure would once again lead Mooney to a dominating quarter, winning the fourth 23-9 and the ballgame 62-36.
TOP PERFORMERS –
HUBBARD:
Nik Hendrix – 11 points
Gavin Rybicki – 8 points
CARDINAL MOONEY:
Ashton O’Brien – 26 points
Nick Pregibon – 9 points
WHAT’S NEXT –
Hubbard: Stumbling into the postseason off four straight double-digit losses, the #26 seeded Hubbard Eagles will faceoff with the #2 seeded Canfield Cardinals (17-5). The Cardinals come in with a three-game winning streak to end the regular season and 10 straight victories over Hubbard in the series matchup.
Cardinal Mooney: Snapping their four-game skidwith a dominating win, #5 Mooney will look to build upon their momentum in a first round matchup against the #27 seeded Lakeview Bulldogs (3-19). Lakeview was able to snap a losing streak and end regular season play with a win of their own against McDonald on Tuesday.
*Contributed By YSN’s Jamie Thomson
