Cristo Rey was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their 25th straight defeat dating back to last season. They were dealt a 70-28 loss at the hands of the Independence 76ers. The Cougar were not able to make up for their defeat to the 76ers from their previous meeting back in February of 2020.
Despite the loss, Cristo Rey had strong showings from 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 scored more than a third of the team's points.
Among those leading the charge was Darren White-Tyler, who had 20 points. Those 20 points gave him a new career-high. Torreon Gordon-Suggs was another key player, putting up 12 points.
Cristo Rey's defeat dropped their record down to 0-16. As for Independence, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-16.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Cristo Rey has already played their next match (against Horizon Science Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Independence has also has no score uploaded for their next game, this one against Marion-Franklin.
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