Basketball Recap: Curtis Baptist Skates Past King Academy with Ease

Crusaders

Margin (Wins)

01/28/25 @ King Academy	48
12/12/24 @ Community Christian Academy	44
12/05/24 @ Mead Hall Episcopal School	37
01/07/25 vs Mead Hall Episcopal School	32
12/06/24 vs Oakbrook Prep	29

You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Curtis Baptist on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the King Academy Knights out of the water with a 56-8 final score. The Crusaders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 25 points or more this season.

Curtis Baptist got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Maci Butler out in front who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten boards. Those 18 points gave Butler a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaliyah Terry, who posted 17 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals.

Curtis Baptist has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for King Academy, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-5.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Curtis Baptist has already played their next game (against Jefferson Davis Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. King Academy has also has no score uploaded for their next contest, this one against Wardlaw Academy.