The Forge Christian Fury and the St. Mary's Pirates squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but sadly the Forge Christian Fury had to settle for second. They were outmatched by the Pirates on the road and fell 59-28. While losing is never fun, Forge Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 228th, while St. Mary's is ranked 76th).
Despite the defeat, Forge Christian had strong showings from Gabriella Geypens, who scored 18 points along with five rebounds and four steals, and Finley Queen, who scored six points along with eight rebounds and two steals. Geypens hasn't dropped below two steals for six straight games.
St. Mary's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Maeve Salveson, who scored 17 points along with five steals. Salveson hasn't dropped below 17 points for four straight games. Another player making a difference was Jaela Pedro, who scored 19 points along with two blocks.
Forge Christian has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-15 record this season. As for St. Mary's, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season.
Forge Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for St. Mary's, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Ignacio at 5:00 p.m. on March 2nd. Hopefully St. Mary's focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 on Friday.
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