The Resurrection Christian Cougars's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Pagosa Springs Pirates at 4:00 p.m. on March 2nd. Hopefully Resurrection Christian focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 16 on Friday.
With a playoff game on the line, Resurrection Christian rose to the challenge on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Jaguars 54-20 on the road. Resurrection Christian has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 16 contests by 21 points or more this season.
Resurrection Christian relied on the efforts of Olivia Klein, who scored 20 points, and Mackenzie Flikkema, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 16 rebounds. Klein has been hot recently, having posted 17 or more points the last six times she's played. Callie Gillespie was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Pagosa Springs had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27.3 points), and they went ahead and made it eight on Friday. They pulled ahead with a 40-39 photo finish over Eaton. 40 seems to be a good number for Pagosa Springs as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Pagosa Springs' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Elizabeth Currier led the charge by scoring 12 points along with seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Karsyn Shahan, who scored 13 points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
Resurrection Christian is on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 18 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-3 record this season. As for Pagosa Springs, their win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-4.
Saturday's game is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Resurrection Christian have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 33.2 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Pagosa Springs struggles in that department as they've been averaging 24.2 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Resurrection Christian came out on top in a nail-biter against Pagosa Springs when the teams last played back in February of 2023, sneaking past 44-41. Does Resurrection Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pagosa Springs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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