It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Colorado Springs Christian Lions had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They managed a 62-58 win over the Panthers. The victory was just what Colorado Springs Christian needed coming off of a 65-26 defeat in their prior contest.
Colorado Springs Christian got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jace Velasquez out in front who scored 20 points along with six rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Velasquez has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Miguel Cota-cordova, who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds.
Despite the defeat, Woodland Park had strong showings from Caden Howard, who scored 21 points along with two steals, and Joe Johnson, who scored 11 points along with five rebounds and four steals. That was a full 36.2% of Woodland Park's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Cody Becker was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with nine rebounds.
Colorado Springs Christian is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-14 record this season. As for Woodland Park, they are on an 11-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-17.
Colorado Springs Christian will square off against The Vanguard School at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Vanguard School has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 652 points over their last nine contests. Woodland Park does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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