Basketball Recap: Steward Picks Up 13th Straight Win at Home

By Team Reports Feb 8, 2025, 1:26am

Basketball Recap: Steward Spartans vs. Walsingham Academy Trojans

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Previous Games (Home)

02/04/25 vs Walsingham Academy80-41
02/03/25 vs Banner Christian80-45
01/25/25 vs Hopewell55-48
01/23/25 vs Hampton Roads Academy66-24
01/18/25 vs Grace Christian School65-57
+ 8 more games

Steward extended their home winning streak to 13 games dating back to last season thanks to a huge performance from Xavier Nelson. The Steward Spartans blew past the Walsingham Academy Trojans 80-41 on Tuesday thanks in part to Nelson, who dropped a double-double on 30 points and 11 rebounds. Those 30 points gave him a new career-high.

Another player making a difference was Landus Stewart, who posted six points and three steals. He is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 45% in the last four games he's played.

Steward has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for Walsingham Academy, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-13.

Steward didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 58-56 victory against Trinity Episcopal on the 5th. As for Walsingham Academy, they have also already played their next game, a 67-32 defeat against Peninsula Catholic on the 5th.

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