Basketball Game Preview: Holy Trinity Tigers vs. Cristo Rey Jesuit Cristeros

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Previous Games

01/27/24 - Home	42-29 W
01/12/23 - Away	39-24 W
01/16/20 - Home	54-34 W
01/10/19 - Away	23-17 W
11/30/17 - Home	37-16 W
+ 4 more games

Holy Trinity has gone 9-0 against Cristo Rey Jesuit recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Holy Trinity Tigers will take on the Cristo Rey Jesuit Cristeros at 6:30 p.m. Cristo Rey Jesuit took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Holy Trinity, who comes in off a win.

Holy Trinity took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They snuck past Walther Christian Academy with a 29-23 win.

Meanwhile, Cristo Rey Jesuit was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They had to suffer through a 40-5 loss at the hands of Kennedy. While losing is never fun, the Cristeros can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 666th, while the Crusaders are ranked 293rd).

Holy Trinity now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Cristo Rey Jesuit, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-9.

Holy Trinity beat Cristo Rey Jesuit 42-29 in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Holy Trinity since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.