Adams City lost against Thornton back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Adams City Eagles fell 56-44 to the Thornton Trojans. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 295th, while the Trojans are ranked 119th).
Clayton Jones was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double with 22 points and 12 rebounds for Thornton. Jones is crushing it when it comes to points: he's scored at least 16 every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Isaiah Cushing, who posted seven points and five boards.
Adams City's loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-18. As for Thornton, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season.
Looking ahead, Adams City will take on Aurora Central at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Aurora Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.8 points per game this season. As for Thornton, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Gateway at 6:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Gateway comes in on three and Thornton on ten.
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