Basketball Recap: Kennedy Extends Winning Streak to 14

Crusaders

Previous Games

01/08/25 @ Victoria Soto	1-0
12/30/24 vs Morgan Park Academy	48-46
12/28/24 @ Golder	58-22
12/27/24 vs Juarez	39-25
12/26/24 vs Bulls College Prep	55-23
+ 9 more games

Kennedy had already won 13 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.8 points) and they went ahead and made it 14 on Wednesday. In a tight game that could have gone either way, they made off with a 1-0 win over the Victoria Soto Wolves. The Crusaders have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Wolves, too.

Kennedy's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-2. Those victories didn't necessarily come from the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 26.6 points per game. As for Victoria Soto, their loss dropped their record down to 6-5.

Kennedy will look to defend their home court on Friday against Back of the Yards College Prep at 5:00 p.m. Kennedy's defense has only allowed 26.1 points per game this season, so Back of the Yards College Prep's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Victoria Soto, they will head out on the road to challenge Phoenix Military at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Victoria Soto is facing Phoenix Military at the right time seeing as Phoenix Military is stuck on a five-game losing streak.