The Salpointe Catholic Lancers and the Houston Christian Mustangs will face off at 2:30 p.m. on December 29th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in their respective states (Salpointe Catholic is ranked 41st in Arizona, while Houston Christian is ranked 44th in Texas).
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 79-43, which was the final score in Salpointe Catholic's tilt against Clovis West on Thursday. Salpointe Catholic was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 47-16.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the most dominant came from Bobby Smith, who scored seven points. The team also got some help courtesy of M. J. Gedebou, who scored eight points.
Salpointe Catholic struggled to work together and finished the game with only three assists. That's the fewest assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Houston Christian had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.3 points), and they went ahead and made it seven on Thursday. They came out on top against Pinnacle by a score of 79-72. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Salpointe Catholic has been struggling recently, as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-5 record this season. As for Houston Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season.
