Basketball Recap: Archbishop Spalding Wins High-Profile Match Against St. Andrew's Episcopal

Cavaliers

Previous 5 Games

12/28/24 @ St. Andrew's Episcopal	50-48
12/27/24 vs Imani Christian Academy	80-59
12/21/24 @ Fairfax Christian	68-60
12/20/24 vs John Carroll	64-61
12/18/24 vs Boys Latin	74-72

On Saturday, Archbishop Spalding faced St. Andrew's Episcopal in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Archbishop Spalding Cavaliers skirted past the St. Andrew's Episcopal Lions 50-48. Winning may never get old, but the Cavaliers sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Archbishop Spalding to victory, but perhaps none more so than Braxton Bogard, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 13 points and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Colt Busse, who posted nine points in addition to six rebounds and three steals.

Archbishop Spalding's win bumped their record up to 11-3. As for St. Andrew's Episcopal, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-4.

Archbishop Spalding will face off against Mount St. Joseph at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Archbishop Spalding is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 66.3 points per game this season. As for St. Andrew's Episcopal, they will challenge St. John's at 7:30 p.m. on January 4, 2025. St. John's knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 11 matchups -- so hopefully St. Andrew's Episcopal likes a good challenge.