Basketball Recap: Cristo Rey San Jose Jesuit Starts Season with Win Against Liberty Baptist

By Team Reports Dec 5, 2024, 9:20am

Basketball Recap: Cristo Rey San Jose Jesuit Lions vs. Liberty Baptist Eagles

Cristo Rey San Jose Jesuit took care of business in their home opener on Monday (barely). They had just enough and edged the Liberty Baptist Eagles out 26-24.

Cristo Rey San Jose Jesuit can attribute much of their success to Alberto Mora, who posted nine points. Erik Maldonado was another key player, posting six points.

Liberty Baptist lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Caden Marshall, who had nine points. That was a full 37.5% of Liberty Baptist's points, marking the ninth time in a row he's scored more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Jairus Arrellano, who had seven points.

Liberty Baptist's loss dropped their record down to 6-4.

Cristo Rey San Jose Jesuit has already played their next contest, an 86-27 defeat against Pinewood on the 3rd. Liberty Baptist has also already played their next game (against Cristo Rey San Jose Jesuit), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.

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