Basketball Recap: The Living Water School Drops Highest Score of Season Against Avalon

The Storm

Team Score

01/03/25 vs Avalon	98
12/16/24 @ King's Christian Academy	86
11/22/24 vs King's Christian Academy	82
12/15/24 @ Varsity Opponent	73
12/23/24 vs Lanham Christian	67

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask The Living Water School). They walked away with a 98-87 victory over the Avalon Black Knights on Friday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the The Storm as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.

Despite the defeat, Avalon saw an underclassman step up: freshman Jordan Fox went 10 for 16 on his way to 31 points in addition to six steals and five boards. That was a full 35.6% of Avalon's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Nubek Hailu, who went 8 of 12 on his way to 17 points and eight rebounds.

The Living Water School's victory bumped their record up to 3-5. As for Avalon, their loss dropped their record down to 4-7.

The Living Water School won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Non Varsity Tournament Opponent at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Avalon, they will also get right back to it: they'll take on King's Christian Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. King's Christian Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Avalon likes a good challenge.