Basketball Recap: Taji Stewart Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Kohelet Yeshiva

Mercy Career & Technical won the last time they faced Kohelet Yeshiva and things went their way on Thursday too. Mercy Career & Technical secured a 67-62 W over Kohelet Yeshiva.

Mercy Career & Technical's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Taji Stewart, who posted 21 points. Jeremiah Ford was another key player, putting up 20 points.

When it comes to explaining why Kohelet Yeshiva lost, don't look at Chezky Levitt. Despite the final result, he scored 35 points and seven boards. That was a full 56.5% of Kohelet Yeshiva's points, marking the sixth time in a row he's had more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Grant Provda, who earned nine points and six rebounds.

Mercy Career & Technical is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. As for Kohelet Yeshiva, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 9-7 record.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Mercy Career & Technical will venture away from home to take on Foundation Collegiate Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mercy Career & Technical is facing Foundation Collegiate Academy at the right time seeing as Foundation Collegiate Academy is stuck on a four-game losing streak. Kohelet Yeshiva has already played their next game (against New Foundations), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.