Basketball Recap: Monsignor Scanlan Wins High-Profile Contest Against Ursuline Academy

Monsignor Scanlan is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Ursuline Academy. The Monsignor Scanlan Crusaders blew past the Ursuline Academy Raiders 88-42. The Crusaders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 23 points or more this season.

Monsignor Scanlan is also on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.8 points per game. As for Ursuline Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-6.

Monsignor Scanlan will challenge St. John's Prep at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Ursuline Academy has already played their next matchup (against Council Rock South), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.