Basketball Recap: Kennedy Piles Up the Points Against Horizon Science Academy-Southwest

Crusaders

Team Score

12/19/24 vs Horizon Science Academy-Southwest	79
12/12/24 vs Hubbard	72
11/27/24 vs Chicago Christian	66
11/25/24 vs Reavis	57
12/14/24 vs Hancock	54

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Kennedy). They claimed a resounding 79-30 win over the Horizon Science Academy-Southwest Huskies. With that victory, the Crusaders brought their scoring average up to 52.2 points per game.

Kennedy's win on Thursday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jovani Naverette, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 12 rebounds. Those 12 boards gave Naverette a new career-high. Ja'Veon Sargent-Williams was another key player, going 6 of 10 on his way to 16 points along with five boards and three steals.

Kennedy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 29 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.

Kennedy pushed their record up to 4-7 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.3 points per game. As for Horizon Science Academy-Southwest, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-9.

Kennedy will be taking part in a tournament against Waukegan at 3:15 p.m. on Monday. As for Horizon Science Academy-Southwest, they and Collins will face off at 5:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. Collins will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Horizon Science Academy-Southwest surely won't give up without a fight.