The Brentwood Christian Bears will be playing at home against the Holy Cross Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Brentwood Christian was able to grind out a solid win over Regents, taking the game 72-59. The win made it back-to-back wins for Brentwood Christian.
In what's become a running theme this season, Holy Cross gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. They really took it to John Paul II for the full four quarters, racking up a 75-40 victory at home. Given Holy Cross' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 495th, while John Paul II is ranked 1224th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Aaron Garcia continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds. He has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Carlos Cirlos, who scored eight points along with seven rebounds.
Brentwood Christian is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-15 record this season. As for Holy Cross, their win bumped their record up to 13-7.
Brentwood Christian skirted past Holy Cross 83-80 in their previous meeting back in February of 2023. Does Brentwood Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Holy Cross turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
