The Colorado Springs Christian Lions and the Buena Vista Demons squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but sadly the Colorado Springs Christian Lions had to settle for second. They were the victim of a rough 62-36 defeat at the hands of the Demons. Colorado Springs Christian was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 36-15.
Colorado Springs Christian's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Jeremiah Schmidt, who scored nine points, and Levi Williams who scored nine points. Another player making a difference was Jace Velasquez, who scored eight points.
Colorado Springs Christian struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only three offensive rebounds. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Buena Vista pulled down 14 offensive rebounds.
Leading Buena Vista to victory were Julian Lopez-Olsen and Kaden Schell. Lopez-Olsen scored 18 points, while Schell scored 12 points along with seven assists. Hudson Wingo was another key contributor, scoring 11 points.
Colorado Springs Christian has not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-16 record this season. As for Buena Vista, their victory bumped their record up to 13-8.
Colorado Springs Christian and St. Mary's will face off at 11:30 a.m. on February 24th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. As for Buena Vista, they and Florence will face off at 2:30 p.m. on February 24th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Hopefully Florence focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up seven on Friday.
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