DePaul Cristo Rey is 0-3 against Taft since January of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The pair will round out the year against one another at 12:30 p.m. at. Hopefully DePaul Cristo Rey focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 30 on Thursday.
After a string of five wins, DePaul Cristo Rey's good fortune finally ran out. The matchup between DePaul Cristo Rey and Walnut Ridge wasn't particularly close, with DePaul Cristo Rey falling 32-17. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points DePaul Cristo Rey has scored all season.
DePaul Cristo Rey's defeat came about despite a quality game from Jazmin Tubbs, who scored two points along with 13 rebounds and six blocks. Those 13 rebounds set a new season-high mark for her. Daizya White was another key contributor, scoring four points along with eight rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, this season hasn't been kind to Taft, who are still winless after their fifth game. They suffered a tough 65-39 defeat at the hands of Meadowdale last Wednesday. While losing is never fun, Taft can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 797th, while Meadowdale is ranked 289th).
DePaul Cristo Rey's defeat dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Taft, they bumped their record down to 0-5 with that defeat, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
DePaul Cristo Rey took a serious blow against Taft in their previous meeting back in January of 2019, falling 69-10. The game was all but decided by halftime, at which point DePaul Cristo Rey was down 31-8.
