On Thursday, the Kent Denver Sun Devils faced the Forge Christian Fury in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Kent Denver walked away with a 78-65 win over Forge Christian. Kent Denver pushed the score to 69-47 by the end of the third, a deficit Forge Christian cut but never quite recovered from.
Kent Denver found their leader in underclassman Caleb Fay, who scored 22 points along with six assists and six rebounds. Fay is crushing the steal category: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Zach Morgan, who scored 17 points.
When it comes to explaining why Forge Christian lost, one person who can't be blamed is Owen Hovis. Despite the final result, he scored 25 points along with five rebounds and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Peyton Miller, who scored 11 points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Kent Denver's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-2. As for Forge Christian, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 13-2.
Kent Denver will take on Jefferson Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Kent Denver has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 1,419 points over their last 17 matches. As for Forge Christian, they will head out on the road to challenge Eagle Ridge Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Forge Christian focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 19 on Thursday.
