In the opening game of the second day of the Morrissey Classic, Holy Trinity and Gesu were eager to claim a win in the tournament.

Both teams came out aggressive, with a score of 14-9 at the end of the first quarter with Gesu leading. Pete King and Connor Klug dominated the scoring for Gesu with six points and five points, respectively.

A beautiful three by Gavin Kuchta in the second quarter helped to cut into Gesu’s lead, but the Bulldogs held onto a narrow lead with a score of 16-14 at the half.

Kuchta and Gesu’s Matthew Vitale traded three-pointers in the third quarter as both teams continued to battle. Holy Trinity’s aggressive playing paid off as the game began to tilt in their favor, taking a 30-23 lead going into the final quarter.

Holy Trinity maintained their lead in the fourth quarter, but Gesu did not go down without a fight. Holy Trinity won with a final score of 37-31.

Scoring leaders for Gesu were Connor Klug (13 points) and Pete King (10 points). Holy Trinity’s offense was led by Owen Fay (14 points), Gavin Kuchta (10 points), and Cristian Perez (9 points).

Both teams are excited to start the regular season.