Basketball Recap: First Philadelphia Prep Drops Season-High Score on Masterman

First Philadelphia Prep

Team Score

12/19/24 @ Masterman	61
12/03/24 vs Philadelphia Electric Charter	59
12/10/24 @ Nueva Esperanza	58
12/17/24 @ Penn Treaty	51
12/05/24 vs Prep Charter	51
12/16/24 @ Mariana Bracetti Academy	38

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask First Philadelphia Prep). They were the clear victor by a 61-39 margin over Masterman on Thursday.

Despite the loss, Masterman still got an impressive performance from Raj Chaudhury, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 11 boards. Chaudhury is crushing it when it comes to boards: he's pulled down at least eight every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Demetrius Brown, who posted six points.

First Philadelphia Prep is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. As for Masterman, they dropped their record down to 2-5 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight at home.

First Philadelphia Prep won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Executive Education Academy Charter School at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Masterman, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Science Leadership Academy at 1:00 p.m. on January 3, 2025.