Basketball Recap: Cardinal Ritter College Prep Sets Scoring Season-High Against Walnut Grove

Lions

Team Score (Highest)

11/29/25 vs Walnut Grove	63
11/25/25 @ Miller Career Academy	53
11/28/25 vs Kimball	48
11/21/25 vs University City	33

Cardinal Ritter College Prep extended their losing streak to three on Saturday, dropping them down to 1-3. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 69-63 heartbreaker at the hands of the Walnut Grove Wildcats. On the bright side, the 63- point effort marked the Lions' highest-scoring matchup to date.

As for Walnut Grove, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.4 points over those games.

Walnut Grove found their leader in sophomore Monta Ellis, who shot 67% from beyond the arc on his way to 36 points and three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Ellis has scored all season. Conlin Anderson was another key player, putting up 11 points in addition to seven boards and four blocks.

Cardinal Ritter College Prep has already played their next contest (against Gateway Tech), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Walnut Grove, they have also already played their next matchup, a 68-62 win against Byron Nelson on the 2nd.