It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Platte Valley can now relate to. They took a 51-42 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Resurrection Christian Cougars on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Broncos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 107th, while the Cougars are ranked 23rd).
Platte Valley lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Mia Koffler, who posted eight points and six boards. Lauryn Uyemura was another key player, putting up eight points and five steals.
Resurrection Christian had a senior duo take command as Callie Gillespie dropped a double-double with 17 points and 15 rebounds and Caz McGraw almost dropped a double-double with 15 points and nine boards. Those 15 rebounds set a new season-high mark for Gillespie. Another player making a difference was Lysette Baatz, who had seven points and nine boards.
Broncos
| 03/08/25 vs Resurrection Christian | 42-51 |
| 03/07/25 vs Gunnison | 41-34 |
| 02/27/25 vs Sterling | 47-31 |
| 02/25/25 vs Liberty Common | 48-32 |
| 02/20/25 @ Weld Central | 44-43 |
With the defeat, Platte Valley broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 16-9. As for Resurrection Christian, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 23-2.
Platte Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Resurrection Christian, they will take on Strasburg at 11:45 a.m. on Thursday. Strasburg is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54 points per game this season.
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