Basketball Game Preview: Aurora Central Trojans vs. Thornton Trojans

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Previous Games

02/12/24 - Home	65-72 L
02/06/24 - Home	79-68 W
01/18/24 - Away	76-55 W
02/07/23 - Away	60-53 W
01/19/23 - Home	53-51 W
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Aurora Central is 9-1 against Thornton since December of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Aurora Central Trojans will square off against the Thornton Trojans at 6:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.

On Tuesday, Aurora Central needed a bit of extra time to put away Adams City. They snuck past the Eagles with a 60-55 victory. The win was familiar territory for the Trojans who have now won three matches in a row.

Aurora Central's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Christ Tah, who went 10 for 13 on his way to 20 points and five boards. Another player making a difference was Alejandro (Alex) Flores, who posted ten points along with seven rebounds and five assists.

Aurora Central was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Adams City only racked up nine assists.

Meanwhile, Thornton beat Gateway 66-55 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Trojans.

Aurora Central has also been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.2 points per game. As for Thornton, they pushed their record up to 9-5 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.

Aurora Central came up short against Thornton in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 72-65. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Thornton's Clayton Jones, who dropped a double-double on 31 points and 11 boards. Now that Aurora Central knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.