
Cougars
03/01/25 vs University | 38 |
02/26/25 vs Eaton | 49 |
02/21/25 vs Brush | 51 |
02/20/25 vs Yuma | 50 |
02/14/25 vs Highland | 60 |
+ 18 more games |
The Resurrection Christian Cougars will square off against the Forge Christian Fury at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Resurrection Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.7 points per game this season.
Resurrection Christian is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering University just ended the team's nine-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 50-38 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bulldogs. The matchup marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Defeat or not, Resurrection Christian got some senior leadership from Olivia Klein and Callie Gillespie. Klein posted 14 points, while Gillespie had 11 points. That was a full 36.8% of Resurrection Christian's points, marking the third time in a row Klein has scored more than a third of the team's points.
Meanwhile, Forge Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a blow against Denver Christian, falling 57-24. While losing is never fun, the Fury can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 201st, while the Thunder are ranked 36th).
Finley Queen was Forge Christian's leading scorer, having posted seven points. Aleeza Olson held things down on the boards with eight rebounds.
Forge Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 8-15. As for Resurrection Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 21-2.
Everything came up roses for Resurrection Christian against Forge Christian when the teams last played back in February, as the team secured a 54-25 win. In that game, Resurrection Christian amassed a halftime lead of 33-8, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps