It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the DSST: Green Valley Ranch Raptors can now relate to. They took a hard 74-56 fall against the Sun Devils on Saturday. While losing is never fun, DSST: Green Valley Ranch can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 57th, while Kent Denver is ranked eighth).
When it comes to explaining why DSST: Green Valley Ranch lost, one person who can't be blamed is Shalom Abioye. Despite the final result, he scored 19 points along with five rebounds and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Jovonnie Babineaux, who scored 11 points along with two steals.
Kent Denver found their leader in underclassman Caleb Fay, who scored 21 points along with six rebounds and six steals. Fay hasn't dropped below 21 points for three straight games. Zach Morgan was another key contributor, scoring ten points.
DSST: Green Valley Ranch's loss dropped their record down to 19-6. As for Kent Denver, the victory (which was their 12th in a row) raised their record to 24-2.
DSST: Green Valley Ranch does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Kent Denver is on the road again on Friday and plays Colorado Academy at 12:45 p.m. on March 8th. One thing working in Kent Denver's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
