Basketball Recap: Verbum Dei Jesuit's Win on Friday Extends Winning Streak to 11

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Previous Games

01/31/25 vs Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary	71-43
01/29/25 @ Mary Star of the Sea	59-46
01/27/25 vs Mary Star of the Sea	61-27
01/25/25 vs St. Genevieve	85-42
01/22/25 vs La Salle	67-36
+ 6 more games

Verbum Dei Jesuit had already won ten in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.7 points) and they went ahead and made it 11 on Friday. They breezed by the Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary Cardinals to the tune of 71-43. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 25 points or more this season.

Verbum Dei Jesuit's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Ryan Figueroa, who went 6 for 15 en route to 19 points and five assists. Figueroa is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. Jaythan Pinckney was another key player, dropping a double-double on 14 points and ten boards.

Verbum Dei Jesuit smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.

Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Jose Padilla, who went 6 of 11 on his way to 16 points. That was a full 37.2% of Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary's points, marking the 11th time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Gio Chavez, who had 12 points.

Verbum Dei Jesuit has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 17-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.6 points per game. As for Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 14-12.

Verbum Dei Jesuit didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 74-67 loss against JSerra Catholic on the 1st. Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary has also already played their next contest, a 67-43 victory against Downtown Magnets on the 1st.