Basketball Recap: Crespi Falls Short Against Ranked Harvard-Westlake

On Tuesday, Crespi faced Harvard-Westlake in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The matchup between the Crespi Celts and the Harvard-Westlake Wolverines didn't end well, with the Crespi Celts falling 68-50. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Celts this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 67-56 back in January.

When it comes to explaining why Crespi lost, don't look at Isaiah Barnes. Despite the final result, he went 10 of 21 on his way to 27 points. The dominant performance gave Barnes a new career-high in points. Carter Barnes was another key player, putting up seven points and six rebounds.

Crespi's defeat dropped their record down to 20-8. As for Harvard-Westlake, the win was the 17th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 26-1.

Crespi does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Harvard-Westlake, they and Notre Dame (SO) will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday without much rest having both just played. Harvard-Westlake is on a 17-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), Notre Dame (SO) a six-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.