After soaring to 55 points the game before, Vail Christian was a bit more limited in their contest on Thursday. They were dealt a 57-12 defeat at the hands of the De Beque Dragons. The Saints were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 30-9.
Despite the loss, Vail Christian still got an impressive performance from Susie Irving, who posted five points. That was a full 41.7% of Vail Christian's points, marking the fourth time in a row Irving has scored more than a third of the team's points.
De Beque's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Avery Rigsby led the charge by dropping a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds. The game was Rigsby's third in a row with at least 15 points. Allyson Sandidge was another key player, shooting 42% from the field on her way to 18 points in addition to seven boards and four steals.
Vail Christian's loss was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 5-10. As for De Beque, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season.
Vail Christian didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 37-24 defeat against Caprock Academy on the 22nd. As for De Beque, they will take on Meeker at 5:00 p.m. on February 28th. De Beque is facing Meeker at the right time seeing as Meeker is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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