Adams City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 63-51 to the Gateway Olympians. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Olympians this season, with their most recent defeat being a 49-39 loss back in January.
Sebastian Garcia
| 02/13/25 @ Gateway | 4 |
| 02/06/25 vs Aurora Central | 3 |
| 01/21/25 @ Aurora Central | 3 |
| 12/11/24 vs Summit | 3 |
| 12/06/24 @ Eagle Ridge Academy | 3 |
When it comes to explaining why Adams City lost, don't look at Sebastian Garcia. Despite the final result, he went 6-for-8 to rack up 15 points and four steals. Those four steals gave Garcia a new career-high. Jojo Martinez was another key player, putting up eight points and four steals.
Gateway can attribute much of their success to Nickalus Smith, who posted 15 points along with seven assists and seven steals. Smith has become a key player for Gateway: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least five steals, but 5-13 otherwise. Aaron Griffin also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.
Adams City's defeat dropped their record down to 4-17. As for Gateway, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-14.
Adams City wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 56-44 loss against Thornton on the 18th. As for Gateway, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 50-45 win against Aurora Central on the 18th.
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