The Banning Lewis Academy Stallions will venture away from home to face off against the Buena Vista Demons at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Banning Lewis Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine matches -- so hopefully Buena Vista likes a good challenge.
Banning Lewis Academy is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing James Irwin: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Banning Lewis Academy blew James Irwin out of the water with an 87-25 final score. The win continues a trend for the Stallions in their matchups with the Jaguars: they've now won four in a row.
Meanwhile, Buena Vista came tearing into Friday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.3 points), and they left with even more momentum. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Thunderbolts 64-32. Given the Demons' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 117th, while the Thunderbolts are ranked 255th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Banning Lewis Academy's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 79.6 points over those games. As for Buena Vista, their win bumped their record up to 13-4.
Banning Lewis Academy didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Buena Vista when the teams last played back in January of 2024, but they still walked away with a 67-63 victory. Will Banning Lewis Academy repeat their success, or does Buena Vista have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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