The Colorado Springs Christian Lions will be playing at home against the Liberty Tree Academy War Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Liberty Tree Academy took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Colorado Springs Christian, who comes in off a win.
On Saturday, Colorado Springs Christian's game was all tied up 15-15 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They took down La Junta 44-30. The win made it back-to-back wins for Colorado Springs Christian.
Miguel Cota-cordova and Jace Velasquez were among the main playmakers for Colorado Springs Christian as the former scored eight points along with 16 rebounds and four steals and the latter scored 17 points along with five rebounds and two blocks. Velasquez is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for three games straight. The team also got some help courtesy of Mikey Orawiec, who scored two points along with eight rebounds and four steals.
Meanwhile, Liberty Tree Academy's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their eighth straight defeat. They took a serious blow against Pikes Peak Christian, falling 70-32. Liberty Tree Academy was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 40-17.
Colorado Springs Christian's win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-13. As for Liberty Tree Academy, they dropped their record down to 2-10 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road.
