Hinkley has gone 7-1 against Thornton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Hinkley Thunder will head out to square off against the Thornton Trojans at 6:30 p.m. Hinkley will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Hinkley is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Littleton on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Hinkley was beaten by Littleton 76-32. The Thunder were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 46-19.
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Hinkley's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Malachi Holden, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten boards, and Josiah Lopez, who posted three points and three steals. Holden has been hot recently, having also posted two or more blocks the last four times he's played.
Even though they lost, Hinkley was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Thornton didn't have quite enough to beat Westminster on Tuesday and fell 73-71. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (60), the Trojans still had to take the loss.
Hinkley's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Thornton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-4.
Hinkley beat Thornton 73-66 in their previous meeting back in January of 2020. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Thornton's Anthony Sandoval, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 11 boards. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be easier for Hinkley to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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