Basketball Game Preview: Bishop Kenny Crusaders vs. Episcopal School of Jacksonville Eagles + How To Watch

Bishop Kenny is a perfect 9-0 against Episcopal School of Jacksonville since November of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Crusaders will head out to take on the Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Bishop Kenny is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.3 points per game this season.

Bishop Kenny is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Bartram Trail: they outscored them in every quarter. The Crusaders strolled past the Bears with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 49-32. Those 49 points were actually the fewest the Crusaders have put up all season, but given the result they're probably not too concerned.

Kathleen Crawley

Steals

12/02/25 vs Bartram Trail	4
11/29/25 vs Columbia	3
11/26/25 vs Dillard	2
11/24/25 vs Cardinal Mooney	2
11/21/25 vs Godby	3
11/18/25 @ The First Academy	5

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Bishop Kenny to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kathleen Crawley, who posted 12 points and four steals. Crawley is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Elle Deegan, who went 5-for-10 en route to 13 points.

Meanwhile, Episcopal School of Jacksonville won against Vanguard on Saturday with 52 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Tuesday. The Eagles blew past Old Plank Christian Academy 52-24. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-12.

Bishop Kenny's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.0 points over those games. As for Episcopal School of Jacksonville, they now have a winning record of 3-2.

Bishop Kenny took their victory against Episcopal School of Jacksonville in their previous matchup back in January by a conclusive 38-16 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Crusaders since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.