Basketball Recap: Aaron Tena's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Wray over Windsor Charter Academy

Wray played a tough matchup on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against the Windsor Charter Academy Firebirds, falling 59-35. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 130th, while the Firebirds are ranked 13th).

Wray lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Aaron Tena, who went 5 for 11 on his way to 18 points along with five rebounds and three steals. Tena has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last six times he's played. Another player making a difference was Alex Trejo, who posted eight points.

Dayton Long continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Windsor Charter Academy, going 9 of 18 en route to 26 points in addition to six boards and five steals. With that strong performance, Long is now averaging an impressive 2.2 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Drew Hay, who put up nine points and five rebounds.

Wray now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Windsor Charter Academy, their win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-0.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Wray will face off against Resurrection Christian at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Resurrection Christian will roll in looking for their ninth straight victory, something Wray surely won't give up without a fight. As for Windsor Charter Academy, they will challenge Wiggins at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Windsor Charter Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 11 games -- so hopefully Wiggins likes a good challenge.