Basketball Recap: KIPP Esperanza Skates Past San Francisco Christian with Ease

Eagles

Team Score

01/14/25 vs San Francisco Christian	50
12/12/24 @ Pescadero	44
01/09/25 @ Mid-Peninsula	40
12/10/24 @ Mountain View Academy	37
01/07/25 vs Summit Preparatory	29

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Mid-Peninsula, KIPP Esperanza was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They blew past the San Francisco Christian Trojans, posting a 50-23 win. The Eagles' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.

Eddie Whiteside continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, putting up 14 points and five boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony Bustos, who posted nine points.

KIPP Esperanza was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

KIPP Esperanza's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 1-7. As for San Francisco Christian, their defeat was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-4.

KIPP Esperanza will be playing in front of their home fans against East Palo Alto Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. KIPP Esperanza is facing East Palo Alto Academy at the right time seeing as East Palo Alto Academy is stuck on a five-game losing streak. San Francisco Christian has already played their next game (against Pescadero), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.