Basketball Recap: Strake Jesuit Extends Winning Streak to 11

Fighting Crusaders

Previous Games

02/05/25 vs Alief Taylor	63-50
02/01/25 @ Fulshear	61-55
01/29/25 vs Alief Elsik	49-32
01/25/25 @ George Ranch	45-36
01/17/25 @ Foster	61-46
+ 6 more games

Strake Jesuit had already won ten in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.2 points) and they went ahead and made it 11 on Wednesday. They walked away with a 63-50 win over the Alief Taylor Lions. Given the Fighting Crusaders' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 114th, while the Lions are ranked 746th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

When it comes to explaining why Alief Taylor lost, don't look at Brent Johnson. Despite the final result, he went 6-for-9 to rack up 16 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. Another player making a difference was Pomalo Ganda, who posted eight points.

Strake Jesuit's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-9. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.6 points over those games. As for Alief Taylor, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-19.

Strake Jesuit has already played their next game, a 63-27 win against Alief Hastings on the 8th. As for Alief Taylor, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 72-50 loss against George Ranch on the 8th.