Basketball Recap: Cristo Rey Jesuit Comes Up Short

If Cristo Rey Jesuit was feeling good fresh off their 60-23 takedown of Tekoa Academy last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Cristo Rey Jesuit Lions lost to the Bob Hope Eagles at home by a 60-44 margin on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1394th, while the Eagles are ranked 694th).

Despite the loss, Cristo Rey Jesuit saw an underclassman step up: freshman Marcus Roberson went 10 of 22 on his way to 25 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Roberson has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Naankwat Kesiena Riemson, who posted six points and eight rebounds.

Cristo Rey Jesuit now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Bob Hope, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 15-4.

A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Cristo Rey Jesuit Lions face off against the Houston Heights (old) Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Bob Hope, they will face off against Tekoa Academy at 7:00 p.m. on January 21st.