Hinkley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their 21st straight defeat dating back to last season. They were beaten by the Thomas Jefferson Spartans 73-41. While losing is never fun, the Thunder can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 331st, while the Spartans are ranked 115th).
Malachi Holden and Gabe Makonnen certainly did their best on Wednesday to avoid the loss. Holden almost dropped a double-double with 19 points and nine boards, while Makonnen went 5-for-7 on his way to 11 points. That was a full 46.3% of Hinkley's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points.
Vanson Wells was nothing short of spectacular for Thomas Jefferson: he went 11-for-17 en route to 27 points and three steals. Wells continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last five games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Cuellar, who had ten points and six steals.
Hinkley's loss dropped their record down to 0-18. As for Thomas Jefferson, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
Looking ahead, Hinkley will welcome Regis Groff at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Thomas Jefferson, they have already played their next game, a 72-40 victory against Aurora Central on the 13th.
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