Basketball Recap: Denver Academy Mustangs vs. Lyons Lions
The Denver Academy Mustangs's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their third straight loss. Their rough 66-45 loss to Lyons might stick with them for a while. Denver Academy has not had much luck with the Lions recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Denver Academy lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Riley Allen, who scored 14 points along with two steals. Joel (JD) Decker was another key contributor, scoring six points along with five rebounds.
Denver Academy struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only two offensive rebounds. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Lyons pulled down 11 offensive rebounds.
Lyons was led to victory by Davis Abernathy and Caleb Christiansen. Abernathy scored ten points along with eight rebounds and five steals, while Christiansen scored 23 points along with two blocks. That makes it three consecutive games in which Christiansen has scored at least a third of Lyons' points. The team also got some help courtesy of Payton Bolkovatz, who scored 17 points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Denver Academy has not been sharp recently as the team's lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-8 record this season. As for Lyons, their win bumped their record up to 4-11.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Denver Academy will square off against the Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Denver Jewish Day will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive. Lyons is on the road again on Monday and plays the Hawks at 7:30 p.m. on February 5th. SkyView Academy presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than the Lions in Colorado (the Hawks are ranked 107th, while the Lions are ranked 270th).
