Basketball Recap: Belleview Christian Sets Scoring Season-High Against Pikes Peak Christian

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Belleview Christian). They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Pikes Peak Christian Eagles 57-54. The Bruins have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Eagles, too.

Belleview Christian got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Justus Cunningham out in front who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 boards. Those 14 points gave Cunningham a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Collin Polson, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 boards.

Belleview Christian was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

When it comes to explaining why Pikes Peak Christian lost on Saturday, don't look at Eddie Harmon. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 17 points and 16 boards. Harmon has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last 19 times he's played. Max Singler was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on nine points and 12 rebounds.

Belleview Christian's record is now 2-4. As for Pikes Peak Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-2.

After both having extra time off, Belleview Christian and Flatirons Academy will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on January 10, 2025. Flatirons Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.8 points per game this season. As for Pikes Peak Christian, they will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Kiowa at 8:00 p.m. on January 7, 2025.