Basketball Recap: Batavia Proves Higher State Rank Is No Mistake

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Previous 5 Games

02/08/25 - Neutral	63-53 W
01/27/24 - Neutral	53-49 W
02/21/21 - Home	80-56 W
12/29/17 - Neutral	68-45 W
12/29/16 - Neutral	61-29 W

Batavia won the last time they faced Notre Dame and things went their way on Saturday too. The Batavia Blue Devils came out on top against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish by a score of 63-53. Given the Blue Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 159th, while the Fighting Irish are ranked 457th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Notre Dame's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of TJ Cephus Jr., who went 7 for 13 en route to 19 points and six boards, and Aiden Bellavia, who went 6 of 9 to rack up 15 points and eight rebounds. Another player making a difference was Makyell Walker, who posted seven points.

The victory made it two in a row for Batavia and bumps their season record up to 11-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.5 points over those games. As for Notre Dame, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-6.

Batavia wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 63-53 win against Notre Dame Academy on the 8th. As for Notre Dame, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 68-45 victory against Attica on the 10th.