Basketball Recap: St. Mary's Takes Loss Despite Strong Efforts from Bret Stewart and Michael Trechter

After flying high against Ellicott last Thursday, St. Mary came back down to earth. The St. Mary's Pirates took a 55-44 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Colorado Springs Christian Lions on Saturday. The matchup marked the Pirates' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Despite the defeat, St. Mary's had strong showings from Michael Trechter, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds, and Bret Stewart, who posted eight points. Dominic Lewis was another key player, putting up eight points.

Maximiliano Cota-Cordova continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Colorado Springs Christian, going 8 for 19 on his way to 22 points and eight boards. Cota-Cordova's afternoon made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jace Velasquez, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 11 rebounds.

Pirates

Previous 5 Games

02/01/25 @ Colorado Springs Christian	44-55
01/30/25 vs Ellicott	77-25
01/28/25 vs La Junta	71-59
01/24/25 @ Buena Vista	47-45
01/22/25 vs Banning Lewis Academy	61-70

The loss snapped St. Mary's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 8-5 record. As for Colorado Springs Christian, the win got them back to even at 6-6.

St. Mary's is taking a road trip to square off against Eagle Ridge Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. St. Mary's is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 62.2 points per game this season. As for Colorado Springs Christian, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Florence at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Colorado Springs Christian has three straight victories, Florence has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.