Basketball Recap: Sewickley Academy Skates Past Winchester Thurston with Ease

Sewickley Academy came tearing into Friday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 38.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past Winchester Thurston 70-40. Given Sewickley Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 162nd, while Winchester Thurston is ranked 386th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Sewickley Academy

Previous Games (Away)

01/24/25 @ Winchester Thurston	70-40
01/17/25 @ Eden Christian Academy	69-26
01/14/25 @ Leechburg	74-23
01/07/25 @ Propel Braddock Hills	70-23
12/28/24 @ Laurel Highlands	57-50
+ 2 more games

Sewickley Academy pushed their record up to 13-2 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.7 points per game. As for Winchester Thurston, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-5.

Sewickley Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 70-28 win against Sto-Rox on the 26th. Winchester Thurston has also already played their next contest (against Freedom Area), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.