Local Sports Journal
Christian Martinez scored eight points in the fourth quarter to help lift the Muskegon Catholic boys basketball team to an exciting 55-53 victory over Tri-Unity Friday in non-league action.
The Crusaders remain unbeaten with a 3-0 record on the season.
MCC #3 Christian Martinez hits the runner to pull within 2 late in the 4th quarter photo/Tim Reilly
The game was tight from start to finish with the Crusaders clinging to one point leads at halftime and at the end of the third quarter.
Tri-Unity had a chance to shoot for the tying or go-ahead basket in the final seconds, but turned the ball over on a traveling call.
Martinez finished with 14 points while Nate Jones had seven rebounds for MCC.
MCC #3 Christian Martinez with the steal that lead to the go ahead bucket late in the 4th quarter photo/Tim Reilly
MCC #5 Tommy Scott from the line late in the 4th quarter photo/Tim Reilly
MCC #21 Nate Jones with the open bucket late in the 4th quarter cuts into the TriUnity lead photo/Tim Reilly
