The Jesuit Dallas basketball team picked up one of its biggest wins of the season on Tuesday, handing Lake Highlands its first district loss of the season, 67-48, at Lake Highlands H.S. The victory propels the Blue and Gold to a 6-2 mark in District 7-6A play as the second circuit of district play begins.
 
Senior Caleb Steger scored a team-leading 22 points, senior Michael Grant added 17 points and senior Charlie Peters picked up a double-double, scoring 13 points with 10 points, adding a team-high six assists. Steger would secure five assists, Grant and junior Cooper Jensen tied for the team lead with two steals apiece, and junior William Alexander hit a pair of critical three-pointers to finish the bout with six points. The Rangers out-scored Lake Highlands, 25-9 to flip the script on a four-point deficit at halftime, taking a commanding lead into the fourth quarter. 
 
Jesuit shot 51.1 percent from the floor, 45 percent from three-point range and out-rebounded the Wildcats, 31-23. The Rangers' defense held the high-powered Wildcat offense in check, holding Lake Highlands to a 37.5 clip from the floor and only a trio of three-pointers.
 
The Rangers will look to continue their momentum on Friday as the Blue and Gold travels to Irving to battle MacArthur. Tip-off between the Rangers and Cardinals is set for 7 p.m. at MacArthur H.S.