Basketball Recap: St. Paul's Prep Snags Seventh Win in Last Nine Games

St. Paul's Prep had to skate by with only a three-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 24-point drubbing they dealt Cristo Rey Fort Worth on Thursday. Everything went the St. Paul's Prep Lions 's way against the Cristo Rey Fort Worth Lions as the St. Paul's Prep Lions made off with a 51-27 victory. The Lions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matches by 22 points or more this season.

Wyatt Tate continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 8 for 12 on his way to 18 points and five steals. The contest was his eighth in a row with at least ten points. JJ Ramirez was another key player, putting up seven points in addition to seven assists and three steals.

St. Paul's Prep smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 23 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in six consecutive games.

St. Paul's Prep is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 12-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.8 points per game. As for Cristo Rey Fort Worth, they dropped their record down to 1-6 with the loss, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.

St. Paul's Prep does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Cristo Rey Fort Worth, they and Community Christian will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played.