The St. Mary's Pirates will take on the Salida Spartans at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Saturday, St. Mary's ended up a good deal behind Forge Christian and lost 69-55. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 136th, while the Fury are ranked 31st).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Michael Trechter, who went 5-for-10 to rack up 13 points and six boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Bret Stewart, who posted eight points and four steals.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Salida, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They strolled past Manitou Springs with points to spare on Thursday, taking the game 62-44. The win continues a trend for the Spartans in their matchups with the Mustangs: they've now won four in a row.
Salida's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-5. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.8 points over those games. As for St. Mary's, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-7.
St. Mary's was taken down by Salida 63-13 when the teams last played back in February of 2024. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point St. Mary's was down 35-2.
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