Basketball Recap: The Pingry School Drops Highest Score of Season Against Bound Brook

Big Blue

Team Score

01/24/25 vs Bound Brook	75
12/28/24 vs Morris Knolls	69
12/20/24 vs East Side	60
01/09/25 vs Bridgewater-Raritan	59
01/23/25 @ Hunterdon Central	49

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask The Pingry School). They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat the Bound Brook Crusaders 75-38. With that win, the Big Blue brought their scoring average up to 51.2 points per game.

The Pingry School's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Neel Sappidi, who went 7 for 12 on his way to 20 points and eight boards. The contest was Sappidi's third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Caleb Polanco, who went 8 of 14 en route to 17 points.

The Pingry School was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

The win made it two in a row for The Pingry School and bumps their season record up to 5-7. As for Bound Brook, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-6.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. The Pingry School has already played their next match (against Ridge), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Bound Brook won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Dayton at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.