A rousing third-quarter rally and a late defensive stand pushed Jesuit Dallas past the Richardson Eagles, 67-64, on Tuesday evening at Walsh Gymnasium. The Rangers improve their winning streak to five games and move to 5-1 in district play while improving their home record to 8-1 on the season.
 
Junior Max Abmas logged 19 points in the win, followed by 18 points from senior Michael Jankovich. Jesuit (20-3, 5-1) out-shot the Eagles, 55.8 to 51.0 percent but were out-rebounded, 27-21. Senior Marcus Hill secured a team-leading eight rebounds while senior Reid Hatzmann pieced to gether an impressive stat line with 12 points and a team-high three assists.
 
How it Happened
 

• Richardson struck first with four unanswered points to start the contest before Abmas hit a three-pointer and converted a conventional three-point play to give Jesuit a two-point lead. With the game tied, 6-6 with 5:30 remaining in the first, Jesuit closed the quarter on an 11-5 run to take a five-point lead into the second.
   
• Jesuit's lead would last until the 4:57 mark of the second quarter, falling victim to a 14-4 run by the Eagles that would put Richardson up by six with three minutes remaining in the half. Another 5-1 run by Richardson bolstered the lead to eight, but a layup by Jankovich with seven seconds remaining in the second quarter sent the two teams into the halftime break with the Eagles taking a 34-28 lead.
   
• The Rangers came charging out of halftime, hitting five of their first seven shots of the second half to tie the game at 40-40 with four minutes remaining in the third quarter. A traditional three-point play from Hatzmann gave the Rangers the lead back before a three-pointer from Abmas sent the Ranger faithful into a frenzy while handing Jesuit a four-point lead. Jesuit buried six three-pointers throughout the second half.
   
• Richardson took the lead back momentarily with 2:45 remaining in the fourth, but the resilient Rangers closed the game on a 9-4 run to snuff the Eagles' rally. The Rangers converted six-of-seven free-throw attempts down the final 2:25 of the bout to clinch the victory.

 
Inside the Box Score
 

• Richardson's Jalen Patterson provided 42 percent of the team's offensive production, concluding Tuesday's bout with 27 points on 10-of-22 shooting and a 6-of-7 performance from the free-throw line. The Eagles concluded the contest with three double digits, including 14 points from forward Rob Gattis and 13 points from Xavier Elam.
   
• Jesuit recorded passes directly leading to assists on 25 percent of its baskets, adding nine second chance points on seven offensive rebounds.
   
• The Rangers have shot 75 percent or better in five of their six district games this season, including Tuesday's 76.9 percent conversion rate. Jesuit shot 88.9 percent against J.J. Pearce (Jan. 2) for its highest district total, converting 19-of-20 free throws for a 95 percent success rate against Sulphur Springs (Dec. 30) for the highest total this season.

 
Up Next
 
Jesuit will travel to south Dallas for a 7:30 p.m. tip-off against Skyline on Friday evening. The Raiders have won four straight against the Rangers and are currently in a three-way tie for third in the district alongside Richardson and Coppell.