Basketball Recap: Make It Four in a Row for King

Vikings

Previous 4 Games

02/04/25 vs Rye Country Day	55-52
02/01/25 vs Kingswood Oxford	65-56
01/29/25 vs Hopkins	89-65
01/25/25 vs Berkshire School	79-64

King waltzed into their game on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Rye Country Day Wildcats 55-52. The 55-point effort marked the Vikings' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

King got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jonovan Bracey out in front who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Aj Trimboli, who went 6 of 12 on his way to 16 points and seven assists.

King is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.4 points per game. As for Rye Country Day, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.

King will be playing in front of their home fans against New York Military Academy at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Rye Country Day, a feisty cat fight is on tap when the Rye Country Day Wildcats face off against the Masters Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.