Thornton had won two straight home games and Clayton Jones did his part to make it three on Saturday. The Thornton Trojans snuck past the Peak to Peak Pumas with a 44-40 win thanks in part to Jones, who dropped a double-double on 28 points and 20 rebounds. That makes it 11 consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Thornton's points.
Thornton has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. As for Peak to Peak, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 10-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Thornton has already played their next matchup (against Gateway), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Peak to Peak will take on Forge Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Forge Christian knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Peak to Peak likes a good challenge.
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