Stallions
| 02/08/25 vs Lamar | 58-46 |
| 02/04/25 vs Salida | 85-57 |
| 02/01/25 @ Florence | 75-44 |
| 01/28/25 @ Peyton | 68-53 |
| 01/24/25 vs Rye | 82-38 |
| + 2 more games |
Banning Lewis Academy had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Saturday. They came out on top against the Lamar Thunder by a score of 58-46. For the Stallions, this counts as revenge for the 43-23 win the Thunder walked away with the last time they faced one another back in January of 2024.
Banning Lewis Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Matthew Lebron led the charge by going 8 for 16 to rack up 24 points and four steals. Lebron's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Trey Oden, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and ten assists.
Banning Lewis Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lamar only posted eight assists.
Lamar's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Gabrian Jacobs, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 13 rebounds, and Diego Estrada, who posted 12 points. With that strong performance, Jacobs is now averaging an impressive 8.2 boards per game. Another player making a difference was Jacob Dunning, who earned nine points.
Banning Lewis Academy's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-3. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 38.2% in those games and 27.5% outside of them. As for Lamar, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-3.
Banning Lewis Academy and Lamar should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Colorado Rankings. Banning Lewis Academy (ranked 45th) will meet Thomas MacLaren School (ranked 229th) at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Banning Lewis Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 69.1 points per game this season. Similarly, Lamar will take on Rye at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday up 201 places (49 vs. 250).
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