The St. Mary's Pirates and the Colorado Springs Christian Lions squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but sadly the St. Mary's Pirates had to settle for second. They had to suffer through a rough 53-8 loss at the hands of the Lions. St. Mary's has struggled against Colorado Springs Christian recently, as their matchup on Friday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, St. Mary's struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only two offensive rebounds. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Colorado Springs Christian pulled down 14 offensive rebounds.
It was another big night for Grace Minihane, who scored 20 points along with eight rebounds and five steals for Colorado Springs Christian. Minihane has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last 21 times she's played. Kinley Asp was another key contributor, scoring 11 points.
St. Mary's defeat dropped their record down to 21-5. As for Colorado Springs Christian, the victory for they keeps them at an undefeated 26-0.
St. Mary's won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Yuma at 12:00 p.m. on March 9th. St. Mary's is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 57.4 points per game this season. As for Colorado Springs Christian, they won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Peyton at 4:00 p.m. on March 9th. Peyton will roll in looking for their 24th straight win, something Colorado Springs Christian surely won't give up without a fight.
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