The Providence Cristo Rey Wolves's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their eighth straight loss. They had to suffer through a rough 68-23 loss at the hands of Indianapolis Arsenal Technical. While losing is never fun, Providence Cristo Rey can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 449th, while Indianapolis Arsenal Technical is ranked 75th).
Devon Craig continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Indianapolis Arsenal Technical, scoring 13 points along with six rebounds and two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Temarkus King, who scored 15 points.
Providence Cristo Rey's loss was their fourth straight on the road, which bumped their record down to 1-12. That rough patch could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 24.8 points per game. As for Indianapolis Arsenal Technical, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-5 record this season.
Providence Cristo Rey will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Monrovia at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Indianapolis Arsenal Technical, they will be playing at home against Indianapolis Washington at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Indianapolis Washington focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 21 on Tuesday.
