Basketball Game Preview: William Smith Eagles vs. Twin Peaks Classical Academy Timberwolves

The William Smith Eagles will challenge the Twin Peaks Classical Academy Timberwolves at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.

Last Wednesday, William Smith came up short against Aurora West College Prep Academy and fell 63-52. The Eagles have struggled against the Spartans recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.

Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Twin Peaks Classical Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They had to suffer through a 69-41 loss at the hands of Golden View Classical Academy. While losing is never fun, the Timberwolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 225th, while the Sentinels are ranked 110th).

William Smith will have to contain Angel Ortega as he made an impact in Twin Peaks Classical Academy's last game. He went 6 of 12 en route to 16 points and four steals. Matthew Wurth was another key player, putting up four points and ten rebounds.

Even though they lost, Twin Peaks Classical Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in ten consecutive contests.

Twin Peaks Classical Academy's loss dropped their record down to 10-7. As for William Smith, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-11.