Basketball Recap: Cincinnati Christian Piles Up the Points Against New Miami

Cougars

Margin (Wins)

11/30/24 vs North College Hill	51
11/23/24 vs Belmont	45
12/14/24 vs Clark Montessori	38
02/08/25 vs New Miami	37
12/11/24 @ St. Bernard-Elmwood Place	37

Cincinnati Christian's game last Wednesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Saturday. They breezed by the New Miami Vikings to the tune of 56-19. The Cougars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 games by 21 points or more this season.

Serena Cyprien was a one-woman wrecking crew for Cincinnati Christian as she went 5 of 8 on her way to 11 points and eight steals. Cyprien has been hot for a while, having posted three or more steals the last 12 times she's played. Alayna Fitzgerald was another key player, dropping a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds.

Cincinnati Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 12 consecutive matches.

Cincinnati Christian pushed their record up to 14-5 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 23 points. As for New Miami, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-15.

Coming up, Cincinnati Christian will take on Summit Country Day at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Cincinnati Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.8 points per game this season. As for New Miami, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Cincinnati College Prep Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.