The Cristo Rey St. Martin Knights will head out on the road to face off against the Ida Crown Jewish Academy Aces at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Cristo Rey St. Martin is hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Last Thursday, Cristo Rey St. Martin was beaten by HRK 74-26. Cristo Rey St. Martin was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 38-18.
Despite the loss, Cristo Rey St. Martin saw an underclassman step up: Alexy Chapa scored 17 points. Chapa scored a full 65.4% of Cristo Rey St. Martin's points, the sixth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Ida Crown Jewish Academy had to settle for a 52-49 defeat against Latin on Thursday.
Ilana Schwartz put forth a good effort for the losing side as she scored 30 points. The matchup was her fifth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Rena Neiger, who scored 8 points.
Cristo Rey St. Martin's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Ida Crown Jewish Academy, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Cristo Rey St. Martin took a serious blow against Ida Crown Jewish Academy in their previous meeting back in November of 2016, falling 41-10. Can Cristo Rey St. Martin avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
