Basketball Game Preview: Cristo Rey San Jose Jesuit Lions vs. The Nueva School Mavericks

The Cristo Rey San Jose Jesuit Lions will head out on the road to square off against The Nueva School Mavericks at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Cristo Rey San Jose Jesuit will be strutting in after a win while The Nueva School will be coming in after a loss.

It was a proper cat-fight when Cristo Rey San Jose Jesuit took on Basis Independent Silicon Valley on Thursday. Cristo Rey San Jose Jesuit simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Basis Independent Silicon Valley 67-31. The Lions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matches by 21 points or more this season.

Jocelyn Figueroa

Points

02/06/25 vs Basis Independent Silicon Valley	31
02/04/25 @ Summit Shasta	26
01/30/25 vs Design Tech	35
01/28/25 vs University Prep Academy	31
01/23/25 vs The Nueva School	28
+ 8 more games

Cristo Rey San Jose Jesuit relied on the efforts of Jocelyn Figueroa, who posted 31 points and eight blocks, and Fatima Sanchez, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 11 rebounds. Figueroa's evening made it 13 games in a row in which she has scored at least 17 points. Keylin Tletlepanzi was another key player, putting up five points in addition to ten boards and six blocks.

Meanwhile, The Nueva School lost to Design Tech on the road by a 46-32 margin on Thursday. The defeat continues a trend for the Mavericks in their matchups with the Dragons: they've now lost four in a row.

Cristo Rey San Jose Jesuit will need to focus on slowing down Willa Beard, one of several The Nueva School players who made an impact when they last played. She had seven points along with seven rebounds and three steals. Beard has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last five times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Anjali Mariathasan, who earned 12 points and four steals.

Even though they lost, The Nueva School smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 24 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since the start of last season.

Cristo Rey San Jose Jesuit is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.0 points over those games. As for The Nueva School, their loss dropped their record down to 5-13.

Everything went Cristo Rey San Jose Jesuit's way against The Nueva School when the teams last played back in January, as Cristo Rey San Jose Jesuit made off with a 56-31 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cristo Rey San Jose Jesuit since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.