Basketball Recap: Bishop Kenny's Victory on Friday Extends Winning Streak to Five

Crusaders

Previous 5 Games

12/20/24 @ Columbia	65-20
12/19/24 vs Camden County	51-37
12/13/24 vs Tocoi Creek	43-33
12/10/24 vs Oakleaf	60-17
12/05/24 vs Paxon School For Advanced Studies	58-16

Bishop Kenny extended their winning streak to five games thanks to a huge performance from Makala DesJarlais. The Bishop Kenny Crusaders took their matchup on Friday with ease, bagging a 65-20 win over the Columbia Tigers thanks in part to DesJarlais, who made all 6 shots she took to post 21 points. Those 21 points gave her a new career-high.

Columbia lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being AYESHA BROXEY, who posted ten points and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of ERIEL BAKER, who had six points.

Bishop Kenny's victory bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Columbia, they moved to 5-5 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.

Bishop Kenny will be taking part in a tournament against Braden River at 5:30 p.m. on December 27th. Bishop Kenny is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.8 points per game this season. As for Columbia, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Gainesville at 7:30 p.m. on January 7, 2025.