Basketball Recap: Bradshaw Christian Piles Up the Points Against Aspire Langston Hughes Academy

A well-balanced attack led Bradshaw Christian over Aspire Langston Hughes Academy in every quarter on their way to victory on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Bradshaw Christian The Pride blew the Aspire Langston Hughes Academy Titans out of the water with a 72-34 final score. The match marked the The Pride's most dominant victory of the season so far.

Leading Bradshaw Christian to victory were AJ Torres and Ethan Rickert. Torres posted 23 points, while Rickert went 6 for 7 on his way to 14 points. The dominant performance gave Torres a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Carson Fitzpatrick, who earned eight points and five assists.

Bradshaw Christian was working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

The win made it two in a row for Bradshaw Christian and bumps their season record up to 3-4. As for Aspire Langston Hughes Academy, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-5.

Bradshaw Christian and Aspire Langston Hughes Academy could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps California Rankings. Bradshaw Christian (ranked 777th) will meet Gregori (ranked 135th) at 7:00 p.m. on January 3, 2025. Meanwhile, Aspire Langston Hughes Academy (ranked 1117th) will meet Colfax (ranked 89th) at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.