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| 02/13/24 - Home | 29-44 L |
| 01/09/24 - Home | 14-63 L |
| 02/17/23 - Away | 37-12 W |
| 01/07/23 - Away | 29-44 L |
| 01/22/22 - Home | 34-11 W |
| + 5 more games |
Vail Christian and De Beque are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2016, but not for long. The Vail Christian Saints will square off against the De Beque Dragons at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. De Beque took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Vail Christian, who comes in off a win.
Vail Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top against North Park by a score of 53-45 on Saturday. Winning may never get old, but the Saints sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Meanwhile, De Beque entered their game against Plateau Valley on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. De Beque took a 47-38 hit to the loss column at the hands of Plateau Valley.
Vail Christian will need to focus on slowing down Avery Rigsby, one of several De Beque players who made an impact when they last played. She dropped a double-double with 16 points and ten boards. Rigsby has become a key player for De Beque: the team is 12-3 when she posts at least ten rebounds, but 2-3 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Allyson Sandidge, who posted nine points along with eight boards and four steals.
Even though they lost, De Beque smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 17 consecutive contests.
The defeat was their first at home , dropping their record down to 14-6. As for Vail Christian, they pushed their record up to 5-9 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Things could have been worse for Vail Christian, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 44-29 loss to De Beque in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Can Vail Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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