The Colony Titans will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the Skyridge Falcons at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Colony is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.8 points per game this season.
Colony will head into Saturday's match on the come-up: they were handed a 32-point defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene last Saturday. They skirted past Sonora 41-39. The score was all tied up 21-21 at the break, but the Titans were the better team in the second half.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Colony to victory, but perhaps none more so than Carter Johnson, who almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine boards. Desmond Flanagan was another key player, going 5 of 9 on his way to 12 points and seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Skyridge was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 61-55 to Bountiful. The Falcons have struggled against the RedHawks recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Colony will have to keep a close watch on Jordan Kohler and Joel Gardner, a pair of players who had a big impact on Skyridge's prior game. Kohler dropped a double-double on 16 points and 13 rebounds, while Gardner posted 18 points. With that strong performance, Kohler is now averaging an impressive 8.4 rebounds per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Zach Gagon, who put up eight points.
Skyridge's loss dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Colony, their victory bumped their record up to 4-7.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Colony has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 24.3 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Skyridge struggles in that department as they've been averaging 26.3 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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