This season hasn't been kind to the Cristo Rey Fort Worth Lions, who are still winless after their fourth match. Their rough 63-40 loss to Burton Adventist Academy on Thursday might stick with them for a while. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Cristo Rey Fort Worth in their matchups with Burton Adventist Academy: they've now lost four in a row.
Despite the defeat, Cristo Rey Fort Worth saw an underclassman step up: Emmanuel Olmos scored 26 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Olmos has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Leone Kimani, who scored four points along with five rebounds and five steals.
Cristo Rey Fort Worth struggled to work together and finished the game with only an assist. That's the fewest assists they've managed all season.
Burton Adventist Academy was led to victory by Xavier O and Jadon H. O scored 14 points along with nine rebounds and four steals, while H dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten rebounds. That's the first time this season that O grabbed two or more steals. Diego B was another key contributor, scoring five points along with ten steals and six rebounds.
Cristo Rey Fort Worth dropped their record down to 0-4 with that loss, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 28.1 points per game. As for Burton Adventist Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 3-5.
Cristo Rey Fort Worth will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Victory Christian Academy at 7:30 p.m. Victory Christian Academy is coming into the game hot, having won their last six games. As for Burton Adventist Academy, they will face off against Westlake Academy at 8:10 p.m. on Wednesday. Westlake Academy has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
