Basketball Recap: Princeton Beats Sycamore for Their 11th Straight Victory

By Team Reports Feb 23, 2025, 11:44am

Basketball Recap: Princeton Vikings vs. Sycamore Aviators

Vikings

Previous Games

02/22/25 @ Sycamore63-57
02/19/25 vs Middletown62-29
02/08/25 @ Fairfield63-26
02/05/25 vs Lakota East70-29
02/01/25 vs Oak Hills54-28
+ 6 more games

Princeton entered their tilt with Sycamore on Saturday with ten consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with 11. They came within six points of losing the streak, but they secured a 63-57 W against the Sycamore Aviators. That's the third time they've managed to beat them this season, with their most recent victory being a 65-61 win back in January.

Sycamore lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Emma Christerson, who went 6-for-11 en route to 19 points. Her afternoon made it seven games in a row in which she has scored at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Rachel Balent, who posted ten points along with seven boards and three steals.

Princeton pushed their record up to 18-6 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.2 points over those games. As for Sycamore, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-11.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Princeton beat Sycamore by a score of 63-57 later that day.

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