Basketball Recap: Haverford School Beats Cristo Rey Philadelphia for Their Ninth Straight Victory

Fords

Previous Games

12/21/24 vs Cristo Rey Philadelphia	70-47
12/17/24 vs Germantown Friends	73-31
12/14/24 vs Phelps	59-55
12/13/24 @ Friends Select	74-43
12/11/24 @ Tome	94-37
+ 4 more games

Haverford School put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against the Cristo Rey Philadelphia Blue Pride as the Haverford School Fords made off with a 70-47 win. The Fords have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 23 points or more this season.

Haverford School pushed their record up to 9-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Cristo Rey Philadelphia, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 5-3.

Haverford School won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Greenwich at 12:00 p.m. on Sunday. Haverford School knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Greenwich likes a good challenge. Cristo Rey Philadelphia will take on Woodmere Academy in a holiday battle at at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Woodmere Academy's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.