Clear Creek was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 55-51 heartbreaker at the hands of the Lyons Lions. While losing is never fun, the Golddiggers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 297th, while the Lions are ranked 109th).
When it comes to explaining why Clear Creek lost, don't look at Zephyrus Schuessler. Despite the final result, he went 10-for-23 on his way to 30 points along with seven steals and six boards. Another player making a difference was Donovan Duke, who posted 16 points.
It was another big night for Caleb Christiansen, who went 6-for-13 to rack up 18 points in addition to seven rebounds and six steals for Lyons. Christiansen's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Zeke Paznokas, who scored 17 points and five boards.
Clear Creek's defeat dropped their record down to 5-15. As for Lyons, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 13-6.
As of now, neither Clear Creek nor Lyons have any future games scheduled.
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