The Vail Christian Saints's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their 12th straight loss. They took a 44-29 bruising from De Beque. Vail Christian was down 39-16 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
When it comes to explaining why Vail Christian lost, one person who can't be blamed is Lia Nowicki. Despite the final result, she scored 13 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Nowicki has scored all season.
De Beque got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Avery Rigsby out in front who scored 19 points along with four steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Rigsby has scored at least a third of De Beque's points. Allyson Sandidge was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Vail Christian dropped their record down to 1-12 with that defeat, which was their eighth straight at home. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 18.1 points per game. As for De Beque, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-7.
Vail Christian will head out on the road to face off against Rangely at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Rangelypresents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Vail Christian in Colorado (Rangely is ranked 56th, while Vail Christian is ranked 317th). De Beque does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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