The Campion Academy Cougars will look to defend their home court on Monday against the Rocky Mountain Lutheran Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Campion Academy's defense has only allowed 26.8 points per game this season, so Rocky Mountain Lutheran's offense will have their work cut out for them.
After a string of eight wins, Campion Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 32-31 to Mile High Academy.
Meanwhile, Rocky Mountain Lutheran can now show off three landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 48-19 win over Denver Waldorf at home. The win was just what Rocky Mountain Lutheran needed coming off of a 62-21 loss in their prior match.
Rocky Mountain Lutheran had a senior duo take command as Ginny Shade dropped a double-double on 21 points and 12 rebounds and Sophia Thiel scored 18 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. Shade also posted eight assists for the first time this season. Eva Vogel was another key contributor, scoring six points along with seven rebounds.
Campion Academy's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 3-1. As for Rocky Mountain Lutheran, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-3.
Campion Academy didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Rocky Mountain Lutheran when the teams last played back in January of 2023, but they still walked away with a 30-25 win. Does Campion Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rocky Mountain Lutheran turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
