Basketball Recap: Tacony Academy Charter Drops Season-High Score on First Philadelphia Prep

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Team Score

01/09/25 @ First Philadelphia Prep	63
01/07/25 vs Mastery Charter South co-op [Mastery Charter Lenfest/Mastery Charter Thomas]	53
12/05/24 @ Bodine	53
12/17/24 @ Franklin Towne	50
12/19/24 @ Penn Treaty	46

Tacony Academy Charter scored the most points they've had this season on Thursday, but it wasn't enough. They fell to First Philadelphia Prep 68-63.

Tacony Academy Charter's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Malik James, who posted 24 points. Another player making a difference was Ethan Montero, who earned 16 points.

Tacony Academy Charter dropped their record down to 1-8 with the loss, which was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for First Philadelphia Prep, they now have a winning record of 5-4.

Tacony Academy Charter and Bristol will face off at 6:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. As for First Philadelphia Prep, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against La Academia Charter on Friday.