Villa Park won the last time they faced Colony and things went their way on Friday too. The Villa Park Spartans came out on top against the Colony Titans by a score of 70-61. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 165th, while the Titans are ranked 517th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Villa Park to victory, but perhaps none more so than Malakhi Johnson, who went 6 for 12 en route to 18 points and three steals. Diego P?rez was another key player, dropping a double-double on 18 points and 11 rebounds.
Several Titans players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Desmond Flanagan, who posted 14 points in addition to seven boards and three steals. The dominant performance gave Flanagan a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Terron Grant, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 13 rebounds.
Villa Park is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season. As for Colony, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-14.
Villa Park didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, an 80-76 defeat against Sonora on the 28th. As for Colony, they will take on South Hills at 6:30 p.m. on January 31st.
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