Lyons and St. Mary squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Lyons had to settle for second. They fell 62-55 to the St. Mary's Pirates. The Lions just can't catch a break and have now endured four defeats in a row.
Caleb Christiansen
| 01/16/25 vs Liberty Common | 10 |
| 01/24/25 vs Belleview Christian | 8 |
| 01/07/25 @ Estes Park | 8 |
| 01/14/25 vs Front Range Baptist | 7 |
| 12/02/24 @ Golden View Classical Academy | 7 |
| + 18 more games |
Lyons lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Caleb Christiansen, who posted 18 points and six steals. He is becoming a predictor of Lyons' success: when he posts at least five steals the team is 9-3 (and 4-7 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Zeke Paznokas, who earned 17 points.
Kisean Dawson was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double with 24 points and ten boards for St. Mary's. Those 24 points gave Dawson a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Bret Stewart, who almost dropped a double-double with nine points and nine assists.
Lyons' loss dropped their record down to 13-10. As for St. Mary's, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season.
Lyons does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for St. Mary's, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 56-37 defeat against Resurrection Christian on the 8th.
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