Basketball Recap: Bishop Kenny Sets Scoring Season-High Against Archbishop Ryan

Crusaders

Team Score

12/28/24 vs Archbishop Ryan	71
11/30/24 vs First Coast	65
11/26/24 vs Riverside	65
11/22/24 vs St. Joseph Academy	63
12/12/24 @ Eagle's View	61

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bishop Kenny). They ended the year with a bang, routing the Archbishop Ryan Raiders and Ragdolls 71-49 on Saturday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Crusaders have posted since November 22nd.

Despite the loss, Archbishop Ryan still got an impressive performance from Malik Hughes, who went 8 of 11 en route to 16 points. Another player making a difference was Brandon Russell, who posted ten points and three steals.

Bishop Kenny is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.6 points per game. As for Archbishop Ryan, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.

Bishop Kenny wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 75-55 defeat against St. Pius X Catholic on the 30th. As for Archbishop Ryan, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 77-56 victory against Charlotte Catholic on the 30th.