Recap: Overland Trailblazers vs. Aurora Central Trojans
Winning is just a little bit easier when you work as a team to rack up 15 more assists than your opponent, a fact the Overland Trailblazers proved on Friday. They blew past Aurora Central 77-30 at home. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 41-15.
Among those leading the charge was Isreal Littleton, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 13 rebounds. Siraaj Ali was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with 5 assists.
Despite the loss, Aurora Central still got an impressive performance from Gabou (Ben) Camara, who scored 3 points.
Overland's win bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Aurora Central, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Overland will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Denver East at 7:00 p.m. on December 11th. Hopefully Denver East focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up eight on Monday. As for Aurora Central, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Englewood at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Englewood focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 23 on Thursday.
