The Cristo Rey St. Martin CRSM will head out to square off against the Willows Academy Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Cristo Rey St. Martin is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Waukegan on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Cristo Rey St. Martin was beaten by Waukegan 62-25. While losing is never fun, the CRSM can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 575th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 159th).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Lilibeth Martinez, who posted 11 points.
Meanwhile, Willows Academy was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 60-56 to Regina Dominican. The loss continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now lost four in a row.
Willows Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 13-6. As for Cristo Rey St. Martin, they moved to 3-4 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Cristo Rey St. Martin was taken down by Willows Academy 42-5 in their previous meeting back in November of 2021. Can Cristo Rey St. Martin avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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