Basketball Recap: Cristo Rey Tampa Drops Highest Score of Season Against Varsity Opponent

Panthers

Team Score

01/29/25 @ Varsity Opponent	70
01/08/25 vs American Youth Academy	55
12/11/24 vs Universal Academy	55
11/20/24 vs Pepin Academy	55
12/04/24 vs Pepin Academy	54

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cristo Rey Tampa). They snuck past Varsity Opponent with a 70-66 win on Wednesday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Panthers considering their 18-point performance the match before.

Cristo Rey Tampa was led to victory by Al Bachir Rhaloui and Isiah Carroll. Rhaloui dropped a double-double on 22 points and 14 boards, while Carroll dropped a double-double on 15 points and 12 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Abraham Casadiego, who posted 12 points.

Cristo Rey Tampa's victory ended an eight-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 5-9.

Cristo Rey Tampa has already played their next game, a 76-70 defeat against Lakeside Christian on the 30th. As for Varsity Opponent, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 63-36 loss against South Shore Christian Academy on the 29th.