It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Hawks duke it out with the Eagles at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in SkyView Academy's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven matchups.
On Thursday, everything went SkyView Academy's way against Flatirons Academy as SkyView Academy made off with a 66-41 victory. The Hawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 24 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Liberty Common against Wellington on Thursday as the team secured a 76-48 win. Given Liberty Common's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 61st, while Wellington is ranked 335th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
SkyView Academy better focus on containing Pierce Richardson and Grayson Clay as the pair were huge in Liberty Common's win. Richardson dropped a double-double with 27 points and 12 boards, while Clay went 9-for-18 en route to 22 points and four steals. Richardson's evening made it nine games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Alex Good, who posted seven points along with ten rebounds and three steals.
SkyView Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 38.5 points. As for Liberty Common, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-7.
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