Colorado Springs Christian hasn't had much luck against The Vanguard School recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Colorado Springs Christian Lions will face off against The Vanguard School Coursers at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Colorado Springs Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 79-38 victory over Ellicott. With the Lions ahead 44-23 at the half, the game was all but over already.
It was another big night for Maximiliano Cota-Cordova, who went 13-for-16 to rack up 27 points and seven boards. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Colorado Springs Christian's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam Salsbery, who went 6-for-12 en route to 14 points and five rebounds.
Colorado Springs Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, The Vanguard School had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 31.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They breezed past the Jaguars to the tune of 110-41. Given the Coursers' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 71st, while the Jaguars are ranked 311th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The Vanguard School's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-4. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 89.0 points over those games. As for Colorado Springs Christian, the victory got them back to even at 9-9.
Colorado Springs Christian took a serious blow against The Vanguard School in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 82-49. Thankfully for Colorado Springs Christian, Cameron Rowney (who posted 28 points and six steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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