Basketball Recap: Cristo Rey Philadelphia Takes a Loss

After flying high against Solebury last Monday, Cristo Rey Philadelphia came back down to earth. The Cristo Rey Philadelphia Blue Pride fell 71-63 to the Phelps Lions on Thursday. The Blue Pride were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Lions earlier this season, when they won 83-32.

Devin Booker

Points

02/13/25 vs Phelps	26
02/10/25 vs Solebury	24
01/31/25 vs Prince George's Christian Academy	27
01/28/25 vs Kohelet Yeshiva	18
01/27/25 @ Life Center Academy	16
+ 12 more games

Despite the loss, Cristo Rey Philadelphia still got an impressive performance from Devin Booker, who went 11-for-19 en route to 26 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals. The matchup was Booker's 17th in a row with at least 16 points. Amir Nelson was another key player, going 7-for-16 to rack up 18 points.

Cristo Rey Philadelphia's loss dropped their record down to 18-7. As for Phelps, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-22.

Cristo Rey Philadelphia has already played their next game, a 71-47 defeat against Westtown on the 15th. Phelps has also already played their next contest (against Mercersburg Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.