Basketball Recap: Cripple Creek-Victor Takes a Loss

If Cripple Creek-Victor was feeling good fresh off their 43-5 takedown of Manzanola on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Cripple Creek-Victor Pioneers took a 39-23 bruising from the Pikes Peak Christian Eagles on Saturday. The defeat continues a trend for the Pioneers in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now lost seven in a row.

Rylee May

Rebounds

03/01/25 vs Pikes Peak Christian	8
02/28/25 @ Manzanola	2
02/26/25 vs Cotopaxi	5
02/20/25 vs Fountain Valley	2
02/17/25 @ Creede	4
+ 9 more games

When it comes to explaining why Cripple Creek-Victor lost, don't look at Rylee May. Despite the final result, she posted 12 points and eight rebounds. That's the most boards May has posted since back in January.

Even though they lost, Cripple Creek-Victor smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in four consecutive games.

Pikes Peak Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Megan Ferguson led the charge by putting up four points in addition to nine rebounds and five steals. Ferguson has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 12 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Bella Fletcher, who dropped a double-double with 17 points and 12 boards.

Cripple Creek-Victor's loss dropped their record down to 6-16. As for Pikes Peak Christian, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 7-14.

As of now, neither Cripple Creek-Victor nor Pikes Peak Christian have any future games scheduled.