Vail Christian lost against De Beque back in January of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Vail Christian Saints came up short against the De Beque Dragons, falling 57-35. The Saints were down 49-27 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
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Several Saints players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Asher Leonard, who went 5-for-12 en route to 12 points and three steals. Leonard has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Charlie Neumann, who posted seven points.
Leading De Beque to victory were Burke Largent and Jace Graham. Largent almost dropped a double-double with 24 points and nine boards, while Graham dropped a double-double with 23 points and 24 rebounds. That makes it five consecutive games in which Largent has scored at least a third of De Beque's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Trenton Sandidge, who scored nine points.
Vail Christian has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-8 record this season. De Beque is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season.
Vail Christian wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 52-46 win against Caprock Academy on the 22nd. As for De Beque, they will challenge Meeker at 6:30 p.m. on February 28th. De Beque is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.7 points per game this season.
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