Basketball Recap: Incarnate Word Academy Picks Up 41st Consecutive Victory

Red Knights

Previous Games

01/16/25 vs Mater Dei	68-31
01/12/25 vs Whitney Young	78-59
01/11/25 vs Blue Valley North	68-51
12/28/24 vs Lift for Life Academy	65-47
12/27/24 vs Cardinal Ritter College Prep	61-38
+ 36 more games

Incarnate Word Academy put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past the Mater Dei Knights 68-31. The Red Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matchups by 23 points or more this season.

Several Knights players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Dixie Ottenschnieder, who posted six points. Alyssa Koerkenmeier was another key player, putting up nine points and five rebounds.

Incarnate Word Academy's victory was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 38.7 points. As for Mater Dei, with the defeat, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 16-6.

Incarnate Word Academy will challenge Etiwanda at 9:00 a.m. on Monday. Etiwanda knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 13 games -- so hopefully Incarnate Word Academy likes a good challenge. Mater Dei has already played their next contest (against Belleville East), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.