Basketball Recap: Stargate School Picks Up Fifth Consecutive Win

Eagles

Previous 5 Games

12/21/24 vs South	80-63
12/20/24 vs Grand Valley	87-56
12/19/24 vs Hayden	66-40
12/17/24 @ Aurora West College Prep Academy	60-25
12/13/24 @ Estes Park	65-51

Stargate School had won four straight games and Connor Rusch did his part to make it five on Saturday. The Stargate School Eagles strolled past the South Bison with points to spare, taking the game 80-63 thanks in part to Rusch, who went 10 of 20 on his way to 27 points in addition to seven boards and three steals. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played.

The team also got some help courtesy of Tristian Bennett, who went 6 for 9 on his way to 13 points in addition to eight rebounds and three steals. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points.

Several Bison players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Aiden Mitchell, who went 6 of 8 on his way to 15 points and three steals. Another player making a difference was Dezmond Waters, who went 7 of 11 on his way to 16 points and eight rebounds.

Stargate School's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for South, their loss dropped their record down to 2-4.

Stargate School and South could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in their respective state rankings. Stargate School (ranked 111th) will meet Highland (ranked seventh) at 7:00 p.m. on January 7, 2025. Similarly, South (ranked 43rd) will meet Laramie (ranked sixth) at 7:30 p.m. on January 15, 2025.