The Arrupe Jesuit Generals will face off against the Clear Creek Golddiggers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Clear Creek took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Arrupe Jesuit, who comes in off a win.
Arrupe Jesuit is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 66-36 victory over Rocky Mountain Prep SMART. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 42-10.
Xavier Martinez and Louie Garcia were among the main playmakers for Arrupe Jesuit as the former dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds and the latter went 8 for 18 en route to 18 points plus three steals. The dominant performance also gave Martinez a new career-high in field goal percentage (58%). Mario Cabrera was another key player, scoring six points plus five assists and three steals.
Arrupe Jesuit smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in six consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Clear Creek was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a 49-41 hit to the loss column at the hands of Jefferson.
Clear Creek's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Zephyrus Schuessler, who scored 26 points plus eight rebounds and two steals, and Ian Hendrickson, who scored seven points plus six rebounds and two steals. That was a full 63.4% of Clear Creek's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points.
Arrupe Jesuit was dealt a bruising 57-25 defeat at the hands of Clear Creek in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. Thankfully for Arrupe Jesuit, Collin Hendrickson (who dropped a double-double on 33 points and 11 rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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