Simla meant business on Saturday, getting buckets from all over the court against a Cardinals squad that has allowed just 29.74 points per contest. The Simla Cubs walked away with a 64-57 victory over the McClave Cardinals. That's two games straight that the Cubs have won by exactly seven points.
Katie Gotschall
| 02/15/25 vs McClave | 22 |
| 02/01/24 @ The Colorado Springs School | 19 |
| 12/02/23 vs Wiggins | 19 |
| 01/22/25 @ Liberty Tree Academy | 18 |
| 01/25/25 vs Fowler | 17 |
Simla's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Katie Gotschall, who went 6-for-13 on her way to 22 points. The dominant performance gave Gotschall a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Carlee Cox, who went 5-for-10 to rack up 16 points in addition to five boards and three steals.
McClave lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Abrielle Gomez, who posted 17 points and five steals. She is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed four or more in each of the last 24 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Emily Melgoza, who went 6-for-12 en route to 12 points and four steals.
The victory made it two in a row for Simla and bumps their season record up to 13-4. As for McClave, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-2.
Simla and McClave should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Colorado Rankings. Simla will face off against Elbert at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday up 190 places (56 vs. 246). Simla is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50 points per game this season. Meanwhile, McClave (ranked 20th) will meet Las Animas (ranked 170th) at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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