The Colorado Springs Christian Lions and The Vanguard School Coursers squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but sadly the Colorado Springs Christian Lions had to settle for second. They were outmatched by the Coursers on the road and fell 82-49. Colorado Springs Christian was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 56-19.
Colorado Springs Christian lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Mikey Orawiec, who scored ten points along with five assists and two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Orawiec has scored all season. Jace Velasquez was another key contributor, scoring 14 points.
It was another big night for Cameron Rowney, who scored 28 points along with six steals for The Vanguard School. Rowney has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last 15 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of JJ Wetters, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten assists.
Colorado Springs Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 6-15. As for The Vanguard School, the victory was the tenth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 19-1.
Colorado Springs Christian will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Buena Vista at 11:30 a.m. on February 23rd. The Vanguard School is on the road again on Friday and plays Rye at 5:30 p.m. on February 23rd. One thing working in The Vanguard School's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last ten games.
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