Basketball Recap: Ida Crown Jewish Academy Piles Up the Points Against Cristo Rey Jesuit

A well-balanced attack led Ida Crown Jewish Academy over Cristo Rey Jesuit in every quarter on their way to victory on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Ida Crown Jewish Academy Aces blew the Cristo Rey Jesuit Cristeros out of the water with a 70-8 final score. With the Aces ahead 38-6 at the half, the match was all but over already.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Ida Crown Jewish Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Eliya Sander, who posted 12 points. That's the most points Sander has posted since back in January of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Daria Lennon, who had 11 points.

Ida Crown Jewish Academy pushed their record up to 9-3 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.7 points per game. As for Cristo Rey Jesuit, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-8.

Ida Crown Jewish Academy will head out to take on Chicago Hope Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Chicago Hope Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51 points per game this season. As for Cristo Rey Jesuit, they will welcome Kennedy at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.