Aurora Central is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Thornton is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Aurora Central Trojans will host the Thornton Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Aurora Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.7 points per game this season.
Aurora Central came into their game on Saturday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They came up short against Standley Lake, falling 61-37. The Trojans were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 38-4.
Alejandro (Alex) Flores
| 02/08/25 @ Standley Lake | 16 |
| 02/06/25 @ Adams City | 15 |
| 02/04/25 vs Gateway | 29 |
| 01/30/25 @ Skyview | 23 |
| 01/23/25 @ Thornton | 15 |
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Alejandro (Alex) Flores, who went 6 for 15 on his way to 16 points. His afternoon made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Deon Davis Jr, who posted eight points in addition to six boards and four steals.
Meanwhile, Thornton earned a 66-53 victory over Jefferson Academy on Friday.
Aurora Central's loss dropped their record down to 10-9. As for Thornton, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
Aurora Central came up short against Thornton when the teams last played back in January, falling 40-35. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Thornton's Clayton Jones, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 17 rebounds. Now that Aurora Central knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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