Basketball Recap: Whitefield Academy Piles Up the Points Against Ballard

Wildcats

Margin (Wins)

12/06/24 vs June Buchanan	74
12/17/24 vs Fern Creek	65
12/07/24 vs Christian Fellowship	56
12/07/24 vs Portland Christian	52
01/16/25 @ Kentucky Country Day	51

A well-balanced attack led Whitefield Academy over Ballard in every quarter on their way to victory on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Whitefield Academy Wildcats blew the Ballard Bruins out of the water with a 51-22 final score. The Wildcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matchups by 20 points or more this season.

Whitefield Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Noel Smith led the charge by going 7 of 8 en route to 19 points in addition to eight rebounds and four steals. That makes it five consecutive games in which Smith has scored at least a third of Whitefield Academy's points. Gwynnie Franz was another key player, going 5 for 12 on her way to 15 points and eight boards.

Whitefield Academy pushed their record up to 15-5 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 31.9 points. As for Ballard, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-13 record this season.

Whitefield Academy has already played their next game, a 52-46 defeat against Mercy on the 3rd. Ballard has also already played their next match (against LKY), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.