DePaul Cristo Rey will head out on the road to face off against the Riverview East Academy Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. DePaul Cristo Rey is hoping to put an end to a ten-game streak of away losses.
Last Tuesday, DePaul Cristo Rey ended up a good deal behind Spencer Center and lost 61-43.
DePaul Cristo Rey's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Britain Starks, who scored 14 points, and Christian Taylor-Thomas who scored 12 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Taylor-Thomas has scored all season.
Riverview East Academy suffered their closest loss yet this season on Saturday. They fell just short of Fayetteville-Perry by a score of 51-48.
DePaul Cristo Rey's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-9. As for Riverview East Academy, their defeat ended a 14-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-4.
Things could have been worse for DePaul Cristo Rey, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 50-32 loss to Riverview East Academy when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Can DePaul Cristo Rey avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.