Basketball Recap: Paideia Sets Scoring Season-High Against Wesleyan

Pythons

Team Score (Highest)

02/03/26 @ Wesleyan	76
11/28/25 vs Columbia	71
01/20/26 vs Atlanta International	65
01/30/26 @ Mount Vernon	64
01/15/26 vs The Weber School	64

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Paideia). They took their contest on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 76-43 victory over the Wesleyan Wolves. The Pythons not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since January 23, 2025 (when they won 74-41).

When it comes to explaining why Wesleyan lost, don't look at Ben Erb. Despite the final result, he went 6-for-11 en route to 15 points. Erb's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Jameson Hilton, who posted six points.

Paideia has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-12 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.9 points over those games. As for Wesleyan, their record now sits at 7-16.

Paideia didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 66-56 victory against Mount Pisgah Christian on the 4th. As for Wesleyan, they will challenge Fellowship Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The Wolves will be up against the Paladins' rather soft defense (which has allowed 61.95 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.