On Tuesday, Front Range Baptist beat Denver Academy 62-53. Given Front Range Baptist's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 137th, while Denver Academy is ranked 285th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Front Range Baptist's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Mark Sutton, who scored 19 points along with seven rebounds. Another player making a difference was Alex Prelog, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 14 rebounds.
Denver Academy lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Nolan Monasch, who scored 26 points along with five steals. That was a full 49.1% of Denver Academy's points, marking the sixth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley Allen, who scored 12 points along with three steals.
Even though they lost, Denver Academy were working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Front Range Baptist has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. As for Denver Academy, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 6-10.
Front Range Baptist will take on Loveland Protestant Reformed Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Front Range Baptist is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 58.9 points per game this season. As for Denver Academy, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Front Range Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Denver Academy is facing Front Range Christian at the right time seeing as Front Range Christian is stuck on a 14-game losing streak.
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