Basketball Recap: Zion-Benton Drops Highest Score of Season Against Cristo Rey St. Martin

Zee-Bees

Team Score

01/12/25 @ Cristo Rey St. Martin	76
11/30/24 vs Julian	61
12/03/24 @ Antioch	60
11/29/24 vs Thornwood	54
12/07/24 vs Kenosha Tremper	53

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Zion-Benton). They came out on top against the Cristo Rey St. Martin CRSM by a score of 76-67 on Sunday. That's more bragging rights for the Zee-Bees, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Despite the loss, Cristo Rey St. Martin had strong showings from Lebron Massey, who dropped a double-double on 35 points and ten rebounds, and Haze Massey, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine boards. The game was Lebron's 13th in a row with at least ten points.

Zion-Benton's win bumped their record up to 5-10. As for Cristo Rey St. Martin, they are on a six-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.

Zion-Benton wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 65-39 defeat against Stevenson on the 15th. Cristo Rey St. Martin has also already played their next contest, a 77-59 victory against Westlake Christian Academy on the 13th.