Basketball Recap: Mesivta Piles Up the Points Against the City School

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mesivta). They blew past The City School Lions 86-48 on Wednesday. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 46-24.

Mesivta's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Tzvi Bril led the charge by dropping a double-double on 22 points and ten rebounds. Bril is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Dov Hirsch, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and 11 rebounds.

Mesivta was working as a unit and finished the game with 28 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Mesivta is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.0 points per game. As for The City School, they are on a nine-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Mesivta will welcome Pine Forge Academy at 9:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for The City School, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Girard College at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The City School is facing Girard College at the right time seeing as Girard College is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.