On Saturday, the Cardinal Ritter College Prep Lions came up short against the Battle Spartans and fell 71-64. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 110th, while the Spartans are ranked 13th).
Vernell Holt continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Battle, going 8 for 15 on his way to 24 points. Holt's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Keyion Cross was another key player, going 6 of 10 en route to 14 points and six rebounds.
Cardinal Ritter College Prep has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-10 record this season. As for Battle, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 10-3.
Cardinal Ritter College Prep has already played their next game (against O'Fallon), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Battle will take on Montgomery County at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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