If Woodland Park was feeling good fresh off their 68-47 takedown of La Junta last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Woodland Park Panthers took a blow against the Banning Lewis Academy Stallions on Wednesday, falling 59-27. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 222nd, while the Stallions are ranked 44th).
Despite the loss, Woodland Park saw an underclassman step up: freshman Zach Summeril almost dropped a double-double with 12 points and nine rebounds. That was a full 44.4% of Woodland Park's points, marking the third time in a row Summeril has posted more than a third of the team's points.
Trey Oden continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Banning Lewis Academy, almost dropping a double-double with 14 points and nine boards. Oden has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last seven times he's played. Jordan Jones was another key player, dropping a double-double with 11 points and 13 rebounds.
Woodland Park has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which has put a noticeable dent in their 8-12 record this season. As for Banning Lewis Academy, the victory (which was their 12th in a row) raised their record to 16-3.
Looking ahead, Woodland Park will host St. Mary's at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Mary's knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Woodland Park likes a good challenge. As for Banning Lewis Academy, they will square off against Colorado Springs Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Banning Lewis Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 11 contests -- so hopefully Colorado Springs Christian likes a good challenge.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
