Basketball Recap: Christ the King Takes a Tough Playoff Loss

Christ the King and Archbishop Stepinac squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but Christ the King had to settle for second. They lost 72-52 to the Archbishop Stepinac Crusaders. The loss continues a trend for the Royals in their meetings with the Crusaders: they've now lost six in a row.

Christ the King's defeat dropped their record down to 15-14. As for Archbishop Stepinac, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 19 of their last 20 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-4 record this season.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Archbishop Stepinac beat Christ the King by a score of 72-52 on Thursday.