Basketball Recap: Desales Extends Winning Streak to 14

Irish

Previous Games

01/25/25 vs Riverside Christian	85-39
01/24/25 vs Prescott	78-29
01/21/25 @ Oakesdale	62-60
01/18/25 vs Yakama Nation Tribal	62-30
01/14/25 vs Walla Walla Valley Academy	70-43
+ 9 more games

DeSales had already won 13 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 30.6 points) and they went ahead and made it 14 on Saturday. They blew past the Riverside Christian Crusaders 85-39. Given the Irish's advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 91st, while the Crusaders are ranked 239th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Haydn Edwards and Micah Rivera certainly did their best on Saturday to avoid the loss. Edwards posted 14 points, while Rivera had ten points.

DeSales' victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-1. As for Riverside Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-7.

DeSales has already played their next game, a 67-30 win against Liberty Christian on the 28th. As for Riverside Christian, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 56-46 loss against Sunnyside Christian on the 28th.