The Kent Denver Sun Devils entered their tilt with the Colorado Academy Mustangs with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. Kent Denver walked away with a 71-62 win over Colorado Academy on Thursday. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Elvis Lloyd continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 17 points along with seven rebounds and five assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Padalino, who scored 17 points.
Despite the loss, Colorado Academy still got an impressive performance from George Buyers, who scored 23 points along with three steals. That was a full 37.1% of Colorado Academy's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Clyde Love, who scored 17 points.
Kent Denver pushed their record up to 21-2 with that win, which was their ninth straight on the road. As for Colorado Academy, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-5.
Kent Denver is on the road again on Wednesday and plays D'Evelyn at 6:00 p.m. on February 21st. Kent Denver knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past 23 contests -- so hopefully D'Evelyn likes a good challenge. As for Colorado Academy, they will take on Middle Park at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Middle Park will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Colorado Rankings (they are ranked 171st, while Colorado Academy is ranked 24th).
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