Winning is just a little bit easier when you work as a team to rack up 15 more assists than your opponent, a fact the Colorado Academy Mustangs proved on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Jefferson Academy as Colorado Academy made off with a 67-42 victory. That 67-42 margin sets a new team best for Colorado Academy this season.
Colorado Academy's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was George Buyers, who scored 20 points. That makes it three consecutive games in which Buyers has scored at least 25% of Colorado Academy's points. Another player making a difference was Michael Mckee, who scored 12 points along with seven rebounds and five steals.
Despite the loss, Jefferson Academy had strong showings from Boston Harris, who scored 15 points, and Riley Prevost, who scored 14 points.
Colorado Academy's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Jefferson Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-2.
Colorado Academy will be home for the holidays to greet The Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Academy is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak. Jefferson Academy won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Wellington at 7:30 p.m. on December 20th. Wellington will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Colorado Rankings (they are ranked 339th, while Jefferson Academy is ranked 163rd).
