It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the St. Mary's Pirates had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They strolled past the Lions with points to spare, taking the game 53-39. St. Mary's pushed the score to 40-18 by the end of the third, a deficit Colorado Springs Christian cut but never quite recovered from.
It was another big night for Jackson Lewis, who scored 22 points along with five rebounds and two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Wyatt Gevry, who scored six points along with two steals and two blocks.
Despite the defeat, Colorado Springs Christian saw an underclassman step up: Micah Akpata almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Akpata has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Levi Williams, who scored eight points.
St. Mary's victory bumped their record up to 9-14. As for Colorado Springs Christian, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-17.
St. Mary's road trip will continue as they head out to face Forge Christian at 5:00 p.m. on March 1st. Hopefully Forge Christian focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 11 on Saturday. Colorado Springs Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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