Basketball Recap: Sewickley Academy Picks Up Ninth Consecutive Victory

Sewickley Academy

Previous Games

01/10/25 vs Northgate	54-49
01/07/25 @ Propel Braddock Hills	70-23
12/30/24 vs North Allegheny	44-37
12/28/24 @ Laurel Highlands	57-50
12/19/24 vs Winchester Thurston	58-27
+ 4 more games

Sewickley Academy came tearing into Friday's game with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21.9 points) and they left with even more momentum. They snuck past the Northgate Flames with a 54-49 win. Given Sewickley Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 96th, while Northgate is ranked 285th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Sewickley Academy pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.4 points per game. As for Northgate, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-5.

Sewickley Academy will take on Farrell in a tournament on Sunday. As for Northgate, they will challenge Propel Braddock Hills at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Northgate is facing Propel Braddock Hills at the right time seeing as Propel Braddock Hills is stuck on a five-game losing streak.