Basketball Recap: Pearl-Cohn Drops Highest Score of Season Against Stem Preparatory Academy

Firebirds

Team Score

01/28/25 @ Stem Preparatory Academy	79
12/13/24 @ Maplewood	71
01/17/25 @ Sycamore	65
12/30/24 vs Mount Tabor	65
12/17/24 @ East Robertson	64

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pearl-Cohn). They took their game on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 79-24 win over the Stem Preparatory Academy The Chargers. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Firebirds with their most commanding win of the season.

Stephen Saulter was nothing short of spectacular: he went 9 for 12 en route to 22 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. LaDamion Hunter was another key player, going 5 of 12 on his way to 12 points and four steals.

Pearl-Cohn smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in 11 consecutive matches.

Pearl-Cohn's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-7. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.7 points per game. As for Stem Preparatory Academy, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-10.

Pearl-Cohn will be playing at home against White House at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Pearl-Cohn is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.2 points per game this season. As for Stem Preparatory Academy, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 70-64 defeat against Maplewood on the 29th.