The Mile High Academy Mustangs will be defending their home court for the first time this season when they go up against the Ascent Classical Academy Guardians at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with eight consecutive losses dating back to last season for Mile High Academy and four for Ascent Classical Academy dating back to last season.
Last Tuesday, Mile High Academy came up short against Denver Academy of Torah and fell 43-32. That's two games in a row now that the Mustangs have lost by exactly 11 points.
Meanwhile, Ascent Classical Academy also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Liberty Tree Academy by a score of 49-42.
Mile High Academy will need focus on slowing down Mason Jones, one of several Ascent Classical Academy players who made an impact when they last played. He posted 17 points and five steals. That was a full 40.5% of Ascent Classical Academy's points, marking the third time in a row he's had more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ty Colberg, who put up ten points and three steals.
Mile High Academy's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Ascent Classical Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 0-3.
Mile High Academy didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Ascent Classical Academy when the teams last played back in February, but they still walked away with a 39-33 win. Does Mile High Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Ascent Classical Academy turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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