Basketball Recap: King's Christian Beats St. Joseph for Their Third Straight Win

By Team Reports Feb 21, 2025, 7:13pm

Basketball Recap: King's Christian Knights vs. St. Joseph Wildcats

Vivian Galvis

Steals

02/21/25 vs St. Joseph10
02/18/25 @ Calvary Academy5
02/13/25 vs United Christian Academy10
02/12/25 vs Camden Academy Charter6
02/10/25 @ Gloucester County Christian5
+ 16 more games

St. Joseph came into Friday's game looking for another win against King's Christian, but Vivian Galvis wouldn't allow it. The King's Christian Knights took their match on Friday with ease, bagging a 53-19 victory over the St. Joseph Wildcats thanks in part to Galvis, who dropped a double-double with 16 points and ten steals. Galvis is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season.

Angelina Alicea was another key player, putting up four points and six steals. King's Christian is 6-1 when Alicea posts five or more steals, but 4-13 otherwise.

The win (which was King's Christian's third in a row) raised their record to 10-14. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 18.7 points over those games. As for St. Joseph, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-10.

Coming up, King's Christian won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Seneca at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. As for St. Joseph, they will take on Holy Spirit on Friday.

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