Jesuit Dallas basketball secured its fifth straight win and its fifth district victory with an 84-40 triumph over Irving on Tuesday at Walsh Gym.
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The Rangers were anchored by a team-high 18 points from senior
Caleb Steger, followed by 14 points from senior
Michael Grant and 12 points from senior
Aidan Hunt. Steger tacked on a team-high six rebounds, junior
Cade Kirby tacked on five boards while senior
Charlie Peters and Grant tacked on four rebounds apiece. Peters added a team-high four assists, Steger secured three assists, and the duo of juniors
Cooper Jensen and
William Alexander each secured two steals.Â
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Jesuit's score sheet was completed by nine points from Jensen, seven points from Peters, six points from senior
Ethan Mahowald, five points from
Kevin Butera, four point apiece from Kirby and junior
Justin Fern and two points from junior
Pierce Popelka.Â
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The Tigers committed 13 turnovers, and the Rangers turned that into 20 points. Jesuit was wildly efficient from the floor, shooting 64.6 percent from the floor and 52 percent from three-point range. Jesuit's defense held Irving to a 25 percent clip from behind the arc.
Jesuit will next travel to Richardson Pearce to battle the Mustangs at 7 p.m. on Friday, January 17. Pearce dropped a 57-49 decision to Lake Highlands on Tuesday and enters Friday's matchup with a 3-3 mark in District 7-6A.
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