Two dominant forwards in Graham Riggs and Kisean Dawson are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Resurrection Christian Cougars and the St. Mary's Pirates will face off at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest, having both just played. Resurrection Christian will be coming into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.
Resurrection Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Ignacio, posting a 68-29 win. The Cougars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 15 games by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, St. Mary's beat Lyons 62-55 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Pirates.
St. Mary's found their leader in freshman Dawson, who dropped a double-double with 24 points and ten rebounds. The dominant performance gave Dawson a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Bret Stewart, who almost dropped a double-double with nine points and nine assists.
St. Mary's victory bumped their record up to 16-8. As for Resurrection Christian, their win bumped their record up to 24-0.
Everything came up roses for Resurrection Christian against St. Mary's in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, as the squad secured a 90-40 victory. In that contest, Resurrection Christian amassed a halftime lead of 56-24, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.
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