Basketball Recap: Leah Salvatierra's Big Game Can't Quite Lead School of the Woods over Cristo Rey Jesuit

By Team Reports Dec 9, 2024, 1:11pm

Basketball Recap: School of the Woods Wildcats vs. Cristo Rey Jesuit Lions

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It was a proper cat-fight when School of the Woods challenged Cristo Rey Jesuit on Friday. The School of the Woods Wildcats took a 27-19 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cristo Rey Jesuit Lions.

School of the Woods lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Leah Salvatierra, who scored six points in addition to five rebounds. Sarah DeZevallos was another key player, scoring four points in addition to eight steals.

Even though they lost, School of the Woods smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their offensive rebound total in three consecutive matchups.

Cristo Rey Jesuit can attribute much of their success to Kelis Pickett, who went 8 for 12 en route to 17 points plus two steals.

School of the Woods' defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Cristo Rey Jesuit, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-3.

School of the Woods has already played their next game (against Cristo Rey Jesuit), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Cristo Rey Jesuit, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Texas Christian at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Cristo Rey Jesuit has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.

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