The Intrinsic Charter School Downtown Campus Ravens are taking a road trip to face off against the Kennedy Crusaders at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Intrinsic Charter School Downtown Campus is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.3 points per game this season.
Intrinsic Charter School Downtown Campus is headed into Thursday's contest hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight losses. They took a 55-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of UIC College Prep on Monday.
Cedrick Carter
| 02/17/25 vs UIC College Prep | 4 |
| 02/13/25 vs Wolcott College Prep | 6 |
| 02/07/25 @ Holy Trinity | 5 |
| 02/01/25 vs Wells | 8 |
| 01/29/25 @ British International School of Chicago | 3 |
| + 43 more games |
Despite the defeat, Intrinsic Charter School Downtown Campus had strong showings from Cedrick Carter, who almost dropped a double-double with 16 points and nine boards, and Rejivieon Hudson, who posted 15 points and four steals. Carter has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more blocks the last 48 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Antione Lavender, who had four points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Kennedy waltzed into their match on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came within six points of losing the streak, but they secured a 50-44 W against the Mountain Lions. That's two games straight that the Crusaders have won by exactly six points.
Kennedy's win came from a few key players Intrinsic Charter School Downtown Campus will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Joseph Dahl, who dropped a double-double with 20 points and 11 boards. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Kennedy's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jovani Naverette, who went 6-for-8 to rack up 13 points and six rebounds.
Kennedy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in three consecutive games.
Kennedy pushed their record up to 11-17 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.0 points over those games. As for Intrinsic Charter School Downtown Campus, their loss dropped their record down to 20-7.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Intrinsic Charter School Downtown Campus has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 34.6 boards per game. However, it's not like Kennedy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 31.9 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Intrinsic Charter School Downtown Campus was dealt a bruising 83-43 defeat at the hands of Kennedy in their previous matchup back in February of 2022. Thankfully for Intrinsic Charter School Downtown Campus, Nathaniel Carrero (who posted 26 points) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
