On Saturday, Resurrection Christian faced University in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Resurrection Christian Cougars took a 50-38 hit to the loss column at the hands of the University Bulldogs. The match marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Loss or not, Resurrection Christian got some senior leadership from Callie Gillespie and Olivia Klein. Gillespie posted 11 points, while Klein went 5-for-9 to rack up 14 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.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead University to victory, but perhaps none more so than Natalie Trujillo, who earned nine points along with six rebounds and six steals. Maddie McNair was another key player, almost dropping a double-double with nine points and ten boards.
Cougars
| 03/01/25 vs University | 38-50 |
| 02/26/25 vs Eaton | 49-37 |
| 02/21/25 vs Brush | 51-32 |
| 02/20/25 vs Yuma | 50-42 |
| 02/14/25 vs Highland | 60-49 |
The defeat snapped Resurrection Christian's winning streak at nine games and leaves them with a 21-2 record. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.9 points over those games. As for University, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 23-0.
Resurrection Christian and University are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Resurrection Christian will face off against Forge Christian at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Resurrection Christian is facing Forge Christian at the right time seeing as Forge Christian is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for University, they will square off against Eagle Ridge Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. University is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.6 points per game this season.
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