After flying high against Littleton last Wednesday, Colorado Academy came back down to earth. The Colorado Academy Mustangs took a 45-38 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lutheran Lions on Friday. The loss continues a trend for the Mustangs in their matchups with the Lions: they've now lost three in a row.
When it comes to explaining why Colorado Academy lost, don't look at James Claypool. Despite the final result, he went 8 for 14 en route to 16 points and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Clyde Love, who posted six points.
Kade Speckman was his usual excellent self, going 6 of 15 on his way to 19 points in addition to eight boards and four blocks for Lutheran. That makes it six consecutive games in which Speckman has scored at least a third of Lutheran's points. Another player making a difference was Lalo Gonzalez, who had 11 points.
Colorado Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 7-4. As for Lutheran, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 9-2.
Colorado Academy has already played their next matchup, a 60-49 victory against D'Evelyn on the 14th. As for Lutheran, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 76-64 win against Pueblo County on the 14th.
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