King's Christian lost against Holy Cross back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The King's Christian Knights came up short against the Holy Cross Lancers, falling 52-31. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 220th, while the Lancers are ranked 61st).
King's Christian lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Matt Johnson, who posted seven points.
Holy Cross was led to victory by Jordan Owens and Emmanuel Doku. Owens went 7 for 12 on his way to 18 points and five steals, while Doku dropped a double-double on 12 points and 12 boards. Owens is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Liam Nesemeier, who earned six points and three steals.
King's Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 8-6. As for Holy Cross, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 9-4.
King's Christian wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 39-28 win against Gloucester County Christian on the 23rd. As for Holy Cross, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 62-48 victory against Westampton Tech on the 23rd.
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