The Crystal Springs Uplands Gryphons will head out on the road to face off against the Cristo Rey San Jose Jesuit Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Crystal Springs Uplands focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 on Tuesday.
Crystal Springs Uplands had to kick off their season on the road, but they showed no ill effects. They took down The Nueva School 70-53.
Crystal Springs Uplands found their leader in underclassman Gavin Diaz, who scored 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Vishal Garimella , who scored 11 points along with 6 rebounds and 3 steals.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 73-30, which was the final score in Cristo Rey San Jose Jesuit's tilt against Woodside on Tuesday. Cristo Rey San Jose Jesuit was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 39-12.
Crystal Springs Uplands' victory bumped their record up to 1-0. As for Cristo Rey San Jose Jesuit, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-1.
Crystal Springs Uplands beat Cristo Rey San Jose Jesuit 53-43 in their previous meeting back in January of 2018. The rematch might be a little tougher for Crystal Springs Uplands since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
