Basketball Recap: Woodlands Academy Piles Up the Points Against Beacon Academy

Wildcats

Team Score

01/13/25 @ Beacon Academy	41
11/21/24 @ Islamic Foundation	36
12/19/24 vs Schaumburg Christian	32
12/10/24 @ Chicago University	28
12/16/24 vs Rochelle Zell Jewish	27

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Woodlands Academy). They claimed a resounding 41-13 win over the Beacon Academy Trailblazers. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Wildcats have posted since February 1, 2024.

Woodlands Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ariella Bridarolli led the charge by putting up 11 points in addition to seven assists and seven boards. Lucy Petherbridge was another key player, dropping a double-double on 13 points and 13 rebounds.

Bridarolli wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Woodlands Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Woodlands Academy's win bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Beacon Academy, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-6.

Woodlands Academy has already played their next matchup (against Francis W. Parker), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Beacon Academy has also has no score uploaded for their next contest, this one against Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park.