The Cristo Rey St. Martin Knights won the last time they faced the Lake County Baptist Lions, and things went their way on Tuesday too. Cristo Rey St. Martin blew past Lake County Baptist 58-35. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Cristo Rey St. Martin.
Cristo Rey St. Martin's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Lebron Massey led the charge by scoring 19 points along with 8 rebounds and 7 steals. That makes it six consecutive games in which Massey has scored at least 25% of Cristo Rey St. Martin's points. Another player making a difference was Anthony Ceniceros, who scored 15 points along with 4 steals.
Several Lions players turned in solid performances, despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Christopher Reindl, who scored 17 points. Reindl scored a full 48.6% of Lake County Baptist's points, the sixth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Miles Davis, who scored 10 points.
Cristo Rey St. Martin pushed their record up to 2-4 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Lake County Baptist, they have been struggling recently, as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-5 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Cristo Rey St. Martin will take on HRK at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. HRK presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Cristo Rey St. Martin in Illinois (HRK is ranked 188th, while Cristo Rey St. Martin is ranked 648th). As for Lake County Baptist, they will be playing at home against Chesterton Academy of the Holy Family at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday.
