Basketball Recap: Christ the King Picks Up Sixth Consecutive Win

Gladiators

Margin (Wins)

11/27/24 vs Urban Prep-Bronzeville/Urban Prep-Englewood	80
11/25/24 vs DRW College Prep	71
11/26/24 vs Chicago Sullivan	66
12/13/24 vs Marian Central Catholic	65
02/07/25 vs Chicago Christian	44

Christ the King had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 34.6 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Saturday. They blew past the Wheaton Academy Warriors 60-40. The Gladiators have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 16 contests by 20 points or more this season.

Christ the King's victory bumped their record up to 19-9. As for Wheaton Academy, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 8-1 and their overall record down to 16-8.

Christ the King and Wheaton Academy should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. Christ the King will square off against North Shore Country Day at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday up 281 places (140 vs. 421). Christ the King is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road. Similarly, Wheaton Academy (ranked 114th) will meet Marian Central Catholic (ranked 563rd) at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.