Basketball Recap: Colby Piles Up the Points Against Olathe East

Eagles

Margin (Wins)

12/12/24 @ Lakin	41
12/06/24 vs Ulysses	39
01/23/25 vs Olathe East	33
01/10/25 @ Hugoton	27
12/14/24 @ Goodland	24

Colby came tearing into Thursday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Olathe East Hawks 63-30. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matchups by 20 points or more this season.

Colby's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-1. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.7 points per game. As for Olathe East, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6.

Colby didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 0-0 tie against Beloit on the 24th. As for Olathe East, it'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Olathe East Hawks challenge the Junction City/St. Xavier Bluejays on Tuesday. Olathe East is facing Junction City/St. Xavier at the right time seeing as Junction City/St. Xavier is stuck on a three-game losing streak.