Basketball Recap: Friday's Win Is Catholic's 14th in Last 18 Outings

Catholic had won six straight home games and Kelvin Anderson did his part to make it seven on Friday. Everything went the Catholic Crusaders' way against the Peninsula Catholic Knights as the Catholic Crusaders made off with an 86-64 victory thanks in part to Anderson, who went 8-for-9 from beyond the arc to rack up 36 points and seven rebounds. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in field goal percentage (78%).

Ashton Walker

Points

02/07/25 vs Peninsula Catholic	24
02/04/25 @ Norfolk Christian	17
02/03/25 vs Atlantic Shores Christian	24
01/30/25 vs Hampton Roads Academy	17
01/28/25 vs Cape Henry Collegiate	21
+ 6 more games

Ashton Walker was another key player, going 10-for-14 on his way to 24 points and five boards. His evening made it 11 games in a row in which he has scored at least 17 points.

Peninsula Catholic's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Zyon McClone, who posted 21 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaylen Wynn, who earned 14 points.

Catholic has been performing well recently as they've won 14 of their last 18 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.2 points over those games. As for Peninsula Catholic, their defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 6-1 and their overall record down to 19-9.

Catholic wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 62-57 win against Nansemond River on the 8th. As for Peninsula Catholic, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 69-61 victory against Princess Anne on the 8th.