Basketball Preview: Strake Jesuit Fighting Crusaders vs. Waxahachie Indians
The Strake Jesuit Fighting Crusaders will be taking part in a tournament against the Waxahachie Indians at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Strake Jesuit is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
While Strake Jesuit didn't have the best season last year (they finished 14-18), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They took a 54-45 hit to the loss column at the hands of Riverdale Baptist on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Waxahachie earned a 67-59 win over Atascocita last Saturday.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Waxahachie to victory, but perhaps none more so than Michael Gatewood, who went 8 for 15 en route to 21 points. With that strong performance, Gatewood is now averaging an impressive 15.8 points per game. Another player making a difference was Trae Nunn, who went 8 for 17 en route to 18 points plus seven rebounds and five assists.
Strake Jesuit's defeat dropped their record down to 8-5. As for Waxahachie, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
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