After flying high against James Irwin last Tuesday, St. Mary came back down to earth. The St. Mary's Pirates took a hard 50-35 fall against the Colorado Springs Christian Lions on Friday. The Pirates haven't had much luck with the Lions recently, as the team has come up short the last eight times they've met.
St. Mary's lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Jaela Pedro, who posted 13 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kylie Lyon, who had ten points.
Colorado Springs Christian was led to victory by Rose Ross and Abigail Perry. Ross earned 15 points along with eight rebounds and four steals, while Perry went 7-for-10 to rack up 14 points in addition to seven boards and three steals. Perry has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Capri Simpson, who put up seven points.
St. Mary's defeat dropped their record down to 15-7. As for Colorado Springs Christian, the victory (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 19-3.
St. Mary's wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 46-37 loss against Salida on the 1st. As for Colorado Springs Christian, they have also already played their next match, a 51-43 win against Lamar on the 1st.
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