Basketball Recap: Cristo Rey Philadelphia Drops Highest Score of Season Against Friends Select

Blue Pride

Team Score

12/23/24 @ Friends Select	50
12/09/24 @ Kohelet Yeshiva	49
12/11/24 vs Kimberton Waldorf	48
12/07/24 vs Bodine	37
12/04/24 vs The City School	36

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cristo Rey Philadelphia). They strolled past Friends Select with points to spare on Monday, taking the game 50-33. The Blue Pride pushed the score to 39-16 by the end of the third, a deficit Friends Select cut but never quite recovered from.

Leading Cristo Rey Philadelphia to victory were Laila Alexander and Heaven Russell. Alexander dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 steals, while Russell dropped a double-double on 12 points and 12 rebounds. Alexander is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least five every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Dariyah Smith, who posted eight points and nine rebounds.

Cristo Rey Philadelphia smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in eight consecutive contests.

Cristo Rey Philadelphia has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Friends Select, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4.

Cristo Rey Philadelphia will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Paul VI at 1:30 p.m. on January 4, 2025. Friends Select also won't see the court for a while: their next match is against Martin Luther King at 1:00 p.m. on January 3, 2025.