Recap: Valor Christian Eagles vs. Cherry Creek Bruins
It was a good run, but the Valor Christian Eagles unfortunately witnessed the end of their nine-game winning streak on Monday. They fell 66-59 to Cherry Creek. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Several Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Emma Lytle, who scored 14 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Quinn Vansickle, who scored 14 points along with six assists and four steals.
Tianna Chambers continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Cherry Creek, scoring 24 points along with six rebounds and four steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Chambers has scored at least a third of Cherry Creek's points. Braelynn Barnett was another key contributor, scoring 14 points along with five rebounds.
Valor Christian's defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 16-4. As for Cherry Creek, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-3 record this season.
Valor Christian will be playing at home against Arvada West at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Valor Christian has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 353 points over their last five contests. As for Cherry Creek, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Mullen at 5:30 p.m. Averaging 54.29 points so far this season, Cherry Creek's high-powered offense has been in full-swing lately, so Mullen better be ready for a challenge.
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