Basketball Game Recap: St. Stephen's Episcopal Spartans vs. Episcopal Knights

By Team Reports Jan 14, 2024, 6:02pm

Recap: St. Stephen's Episcopal Spartans vs. Episcopal Knights

If the St. Stephen's Episcopal Spartans were riding high off their 48-14 takedown of The Awty International Rams on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. St. Stephen's Episcopal's tough 53-28 loss to Episcopal on Saturday might stick with them for a while. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for St. Stephen's Episcopal in their matchups with Episcopal: they've now lost six in a row.

St. Stephen's Episcopal got a good chunk of their points from the dynamic duo of Kennedy Lartigue and Jadyn Houston, who each put up six points. Houston also led the team in rebounds with nine. Donnica Armstrong took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with three assists.

St. Stephen's Episcopal's loss dropped their record down to 13-5. As for Episcopal, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-4 record this season.

St. Stephen's Episcopal on the road again on Tuesday and play against Hyde Park at 6:30 p.m. on January 16th. As for Episcopal, Episcopal and The Awty International will face off at 5:30 p.m. on January 16th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: The Awty International has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Episcopal will arrive with eight straight victories.