Basketball Recap: Chester Charter Scholars Academy Picks Up Fourth Consecutive Win

Chester Charter Scholars Academy waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They enjoyed a cozy 66-49 victory over the Jenkintown Drakes. Given the Sabers' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 140th, while the Drakes are ranked 682nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Leading Chester Charter Scholars Academy to victory were Josiah Hutson and Nieem Gregory. Hutson went 7 for 15 en route to 21 points and six steals, while Gregory made all 5 shots he took for 12 points in addition to seven boards and four blocks. Those four blocks gave Gregory a new career-high. Zion Robinson was another key player, going 5 of 9 on his way to 11 points along with five rebounds and four steals.

Jenkintown lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Jon Williams, who posted nine points and five boards. Another player making a difference was James Wai, who went 5 for 7 en route to 10 points.

Chester Charter Scholars Academy is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 78.0 points per game. As for Jenkintown, their defeat was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-15.

Chester Charter Scholars Academy has already played their next contest (against Calvary Christian Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Jenkintown will challenge Lehigh Valley Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. Jenkintown is facing Lehigh Valley Academy at the right time seeing as Lehigh Valley Academy is stuck on a six-game losing streak.