The Cristo Rey Cougar will challenge the Utica Redskins at 1:45 p.m. on Saturday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with 25 consecutive losses dating back to last season for Cristo Rey and five for Utica.
Cristo Rey is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Independence on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Cristo Rey had to suffer through a 70-28 loss at the hands of Independence. The Cougar were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 38-17.
Cristo Rey's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Nate Getahun, who almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine rebounds, and Zion Hargrove, who posted. That was a full 53.6% of Cristo Rey's points, marking the 11th time in a row he's put up more than a third of the team's points.
Meanwhile, Utica came up short against Johnstown-Monroe on Friday and fell 56-48. While losing is never fun, the Redskins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 707th, while the Johnnies are ranked 207th).
Cristo Rey's record now sits at 0-16. As for Utica, their record is now 2-13.
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