Basketball Preview: Aurora Central Trojans vs. Hinkley Thunder
The Aurora Central Trojans will square off against the Hinkley Thunder at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Aurora Central focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 16 on Wednesday.
Aurora Central and DSST: Montview met for a duel where Aurora Central couldn't get it done. Aurora Central took a hard 65-47 fall against DSST: Montview.
Aurora Central might have lost, but man, Alejandro (Alex) Flores was a machine: he had 25 points along with five rebounds and four steals. Flores has been hot , having posted three or more steals the last six times he's played. Fikiri Hawazi was another key player, earning six points.
Meanwhile, Hinkley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a blow against Manual, falling 88-33. The Thunder were already down big by the end of the third quarter and they stayed that way after failing to score in the fourth.
Hinkley's loss came about despite a quality game from Malachi Holden, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 14 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Marcus Yarbourough, who scored nine points.
Aurora Central's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Hinkley, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Aurora Central was able to grind out a solid victory over Hinkley in their previous meeting back in January, winning 81-68. Does Aurora Central have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hinkley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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