Basketball Recap: Bodine Sets Scoring Season-High Against Philadelphia Academy Charter

Bodine

Team Score

01/07/25 @ Philadelphia Academy Charter	80
12/10/24 vs Franklin Towne	63
12/05/24 vs Tacony Academy Charter	62
12/17/24 @ Masterman	50
12/07/24 vs Central	50

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bodine). They took down the Philadelphia Academy Charter Chargers 80-66 on Tuesday. With that victory, Bodine brought their scoring average up to 52.9 points per game.

It was another big night for Nigeir Fisher, who posted 20 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Eric Cruz, who earned 13 points.

Philadelphia Academy Charter's loss came despite strong showings from Jordan Benzenahfer and Tahj Wilson. Benzenahfer went 9 of 22 on his way to 27 points, while Wilson dropped a double-double on ten points and 13 rebounds. Wilson also grabbed five steals, which is notable because Philadelphia Academy Charter is 3-1 when he posts at least three steals, but 1-3 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Victor Marrero, who went 7 of 13 en route to 17 points.

Bodine is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 4-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.3 points per game. As for Philadelphia Academy Charter, their defeat ended an 11-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-4.

Bodine wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 59-49 win against Philadelphia Electric Charter on the 9th. As for Philadelphia Academy Charter, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 68-50 victory against Franklin Towne on the 9th.