The Classical Academy fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Pueblo South on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Pueblo South Colts by a score of 61-59. That's two games in a row now that the Titans have lost by exactly two points.
The Classical Academy's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ben Mullenix, who went 7-for-13 to rack up 16 points. Another player making a difference was Burk Dorny, who went 7-for-10 on his way to 15 points.
Even though they lost, The Classical Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. They racked up nine more assists than Pueblo South's also-impressive total of ten.
Pueblo South got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Caeden Herrera out in front who dropped a double-double with 12 points and 15 boards. Herrera also grabbed three steals, which is notable because Pueblo South is undefeated when he posts at least three steals, but 7-13 otherwise. Sergio Salazar was another key player, putting up 13 points and three steals.
This is the second loss in a row for The Classical Academy and nudges their season record down to 17-4. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the defeats came by an average of only two points. As for Pueblo South, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-13.
Coming up, The Classical Academy will welcome Berthoud at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Pueblo South does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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