The Academy has been on the road for three straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Kent Denver Sun Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Academy will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Colorado Rankings (they are ranked 196th, while the Sun Devils are ranked 13th).
Last Thursday, things could have been worse for The Academy, but they could have been a whole lot better as they took a 66-48 loss to the Pumas. The Academy has struggled against the Pumas recently, as their match on Thursday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the defeat, The Academy got a solid performance out of Trey Boychuk, who scored 15 points along with two steals. Another player making a difference was Dominik Konarski, who scored nine points along with two steals.
The Academy struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only an offensive rebound. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Kent Denver stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Jefferson Academy 94-37 at home. Winning may never get old, but Kent Denver sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Kent Denver found their leader in underclassman Caleb Fay, who scored 22 points. Fay is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 16 or more in the last five games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Josh Gonnella, who scored nine points.
The Academy has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-14 record this season. As for Kent Denver, they pushed their record up to 16-2 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: The Academy have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 23.4 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Kent Denver struggles in that department as they've been averaging 39 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
The Academy was dealt a bruising 74-42 loss at the hands of the Sun Devils when the teams last played back in January. The contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point The Academy was down 46-24.
