Prospect Ridge Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 15th straight loss. They were outmatched by the Jefferson Academy Jaguars and fell 44-15. While losing is never fun, the Miners can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 276th, while the Jaguars are ranked 109th).
Despite the loss, Prospect Ridge Academy still got an impressive performance from Kayah Robbins, who dropped a double-double with ten points and 16 boards. That was a full 66.7% of Prospect Ridge Academy's points, marking the seventh time in a row Robbins has posted more than a third of the team's points. Payton Huffman also deserves some recognition as she scored her first points of the season.
Jefferson Academy was led to victory by Rylin Chichirico and Avah Berlin. Chichirico put up eight points in addition to nine rebounds and four steals, while Berlin went 5-for-9 en route to 11 points along with seven boards and three steals. Berlin has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Shalini Mathai, who earned seven points.
Prospect Ridge Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 3-17. As for Jefferson Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season.
Prospect Ridge Academy has already played their next game, a 67-30 loss against Denver Christian on the 18th. As for Jefferson Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 41-26 victory against Forge Christian on the 18th.
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