James Irwin has been on the road for three straight, but on Saturday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Colorado Springs Christian Lions at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. James Irwin comes in on a streak of failing to score more than 25 points in their last three games, a trend the team is of course eager to reverse.
James Irwin suffered their biggest defeat since December 2, 2023 on Tuesday. They took a serious blow against Woodland Park, falling 46-19. James Irwin has not had much luck with Woodland Park recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Hannah Meier was James Irwin's leading scorer, having posted nine points.
Alana Trujillo held things down on the boards with 14 rebounds. She took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with two assists.
Meanwhile, Colorado Springs Christian put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Rye 66-11 at home. Colorado Springs Christian has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten games by 51 points or more this season.
James Irwin dropped their record down to 2-9 with that loss, which was their 13th straight on the road. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 15.2 points per game. As for Colorado Springs Christian, their win bumped their record up to 11-0.
James Irwin was dealt a bruising 104-2 defeat at the hands of Colorado Springs Christian in their previous meeting back in January of 2023. Thankfully for James Irwin, Gretchen Taskerud (who went 6 for 12 from beyond the arc en route to 20 points and 2 assists) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
