The Lake County Baptist Lions lost against the Cristo Rey St. Martin Knights back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. Lake County Baptist suffered a rough 58-35 defeat at the hands of Cristo Rey St. Martin. Lake County Baptist has struggled against Cristo Rey St. Martin recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Lake County Baptist's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Christopher Reindl, who scored 17 points. Reindl scored a full 48.6% of Lake County Baptist's points, the sixth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Miles Davis, who scored 10 points.
Cristo Rey St. Martin's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Lebron Massey, who scored 19 points along with 8 rebounds and 7 steals. The matchup was Massey's sixth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony Ceniceros, who scored 15 points along with 4 steals.
Lake County Baptist has not been sharp recently, as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-5 record this season. As for Cristo Rey St. Martin, the last time they lost on the road was back two weeks ago. Having now won three straight away contests, they've pushed their record up to 2-4.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lake County Baptist will take on Chesterton Academy of the Holy Family at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday. As for Cristo Rey St. Martin, they will be playing in front of their home fans against HRK at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. HRK presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Cristo Rey St. Martin in Illinois (HRK is ranked 188th, while Cristo Rey St. Martin is ranked 648th).
