The Las Animas Trojans will hit the road for the first time this season to face off against the Ellicott Thunderhawks at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Las Animas is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.3 points per game this season.
Las Animas took a loss when they played away from home back in December of 2024, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed back in December of 2024. They put the hurt on South Baca [Campo/Vilas/Pritchett] with a sharp 66-41 win. The Trojans pushed the score to 52-29 by the end of the third, a deficit the Patriots had little chance of recovering from.
| 12/17/24 vs South Baca [Campo/Vilas/Pritchett] | 3 |
| 12/14/24 vs Greeley County | 4 |
| 12/13/24 vs Syracuse | 2 |
| 12/10/24 vs Elkhart | 2 |
| 12/07/24 vs Arickaree | 3 |
Las Animas relied on the efforts of Kree Wallace, who went 6 for 8 on his way to 15 points and five steals, and Aaron Vargas, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 15 points and three steals. Vargas has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last five times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jesus Aguillar, who posted seven points and eight steals.
Las Animas was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Ellicott had to suffer through a 105-41 loss at the hands of The Vanguard School. While losing is never fun, the Thunderhawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 277th, while the Coursers are ranked 101st).
The victory got Las Animas back to even at 3-3. As for Ellicott, they dropped their record down to 2-5 with the defeat, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season.
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