Basketball Game Preview: Stargate School Eagles vs. Forge Christian Fury

Stargate School hasn't had much luck against Forge Christian recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Stargate School Eagles will take on the Forge Christian Fury at 5:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

Stargate School is headed into Tuesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Thursday. They were beaten by St. Mary's Academy 50-19. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 261st, while the Wildcats are ranked 130th).

Sloan Kunz

Steals

02/06/25 @ St. Mary's Academy	9
01/23/25 @ The Pinnacle	7
01/09/25 vs Thornton	7
12/13/24 @ Estes Park	5
01/11/25 @ Liberty Common	3
+ 7 more games

Stargate School's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Olivia Aune, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 13 boards, and Sloan Kunz, who almost dropped a double-double on ten rebounds and nine steals. Stargate School is 3-1 when Kunz posts five or more steals, but 2-12 otherwise.

Even though they lost, Stargate School smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds.they pulled down six more offensive boards than St. Mary's Academy's almost as impressive total of 13

Meanwhile, Forge Christian came up short against St. Mary's on Saturday and fell 44-34. The defeat continues a trend for the Fury in their matchups with the Pirates: they've now lost four in a row.

Stargate School's record now sits at 5-13. As for Forge Christian, their record now sits at 7-11.

Stargate School was taken down by Forge Christian 52-22 when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Can Stargate School avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.