Kent Denver skates past Manual with ease

By Team Reports Feb 13, 2024, 9:37pm

Recap: Kent Denver Sun Devils vs. Manual Thunderbolts

In what's become a running theme this season, the Kent Denver Sun Devils gave their fans yet another huge win on Saturday. They blew past Manual 89-44 at home. The win was familiar territory for Kent Denver who now have seven in a row.

Leading Kent Denver to victory were Nicholas Buchenau and Caleb Fay. Buchenau dropped a double-double on 19 points and 13 rebounds, while Fay scored 17 points along with seven rebounds and four steals. Fay is crushing the steal category: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Zach Morgan, who scored 13 points.

Loss or not, Manual got some senior leadership from Deshawn Fox and Marquell Marquez. Fox scored ten points along with two blocks, while Marquez. scored 13 points. Another player making a difference was Marco Arriaga, who scored ten points.

Kent Denver's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-2. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 88.0 points per game. As for Manual, their loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 12-5.

Kent Denver will head out on the road to face off against Jefferson Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Kent Denver's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season. As for Manual, they will head out on the road to take on Eagle Ridge Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Manual focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 17 on Saturday.

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