Basketball Recap: Christ the King Takes Down South Stokes in a Playoff Battle

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Christ the King had no problem doing just that on Friday. They skirted past the South Stokes Sauras 46-44. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Crusaders.

Claire Broda

Points

02/28/25 vs South Stokes	18
02/25/25 vs Piedmont Classical	11
02/21/25 vs Lincoln Charter	10
02/18/25 vs Community School of Davidson	2
02/17/25 vs Corvian Community	11
+ 22 more games

Christ the King's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Claire Broda led the charge by dropping a double-double with 18 points and 14 boards. Broda continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucy Gorman, who posted eight points along with eight steals and six assists.

Christ the King's win bumped their record up to 22-6. As for South Stokes, they dropped their record down to 16-11 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road.

Looking ahead, Christ the King will head out to face off against Cherokee at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Cherokee's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 13 contests. South Stokes does not have any more games scheduled as of now.