You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter and that's exactly how it played out for Evangel Christian Academy on Saturday. They took down the Limon Badgers 56-37. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 91st, while the Badgers are ranked 213th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mia Castro
| 01/31/25 vs Elbert | 16 |
| 02/07/25 @ Pikes Peak Christian | 13 |
| 02/22/25 vs Limon | 11 |
| 01/28/25 @ Las Animas | 11 |
| 12/06/24 vs Byers | 11 |
| + 14 more games |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Evangel Christian Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Mia Castro, who dropped a triple-double with 12 points, 11 assists, and 11 steals. Evangel Christian Academy is 15-2 when Castro posts five or more steals, but 1-2 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Sara Caldwell, who posted 17 points in addition to seven rebounds and four steals.
Castro wasn't the only one working in the assist department: Evangel Christian Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Limon only eight assists.
Limon's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Macie Witt, who had 12 points and seven boards. Those 12 points gave Witt a new career-high. Gianna Humphrey was another key player, putting up nine points and six rebounds.
Evangel Christian Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.3 points over those games. Limon dropped their record down to 4-16 with the defeat, which was their eighth straight on the road.
Evangel Christian Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 59-48 victory against Flagler on the 28th. As for Limon, they have also already played their next contest, a 60-26 loss against Sedgwick County on the 25th.
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