Sierra lost to Falcon last Saturday and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Stallions were outmatched by the Falcons and fell 65-18. While losing is never fun, the Stallions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 274th, while the Falcons are ranked 99th).
Despite the loss, Sierra saw an underclassman step up: freshman Jamari Hampton posted six points.
Falcon's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Javion Barnes, who put up 12 points and seven steals. Those seven steals gave Barnes a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Aiden Wood, who shot 63% from the field on his way to 10 points and four steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Sierra and nudges their season record down to 2-14. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 9-3 The Classical Academy (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 69.9% over those games). As for Falcon, the win was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 11-6.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Sierra is set to square off against their familiar foe Sand Creek at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Falcon will face off against rival The Classical Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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