It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Colonial Grenadiers had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They claimed a resounding 60-23 win over the Rams on the road. Colonial has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 games by 22 points or more this season.
Colonial had a senior duo take command as Jasmynne Gibson dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 rebounds and Carmen Richardson scored 15 points along with six assists and five rebounds. Richardson hasn't dropped below two steals for five straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Destinie Gordon, who scored six points along with ten rebounds and three steals.
Colonial has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 19 of their last 20 games, which provided a nice bump to their 26-3 record this season. As for Lake Mary, their defeat dropped their record down to 22-8.
Colonial will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Doral Academy on March 8th. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a five-game winning streak alive. Lake Mary does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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