The SkyView Academy Hawks will face off against the Windsor Charter Academy Firebirds at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. SkyView Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 15 matchups -- so hopefully Windsor Charter Academy likes a good challenge.
SkyView Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They snuck past Wray with a 62-56 win. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while the Eagles are ranked 138th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Windsor Charter Academy was fully in charge on Saturday, breezing past Roaring Fork 70-40. The Firebirds have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 contests by 22 points or more this season.
SkyView Academy better focus on containing Andrew Schams and Kellen Ball as the pair were huge in Windsor Charter Academy's win. Schams posted 20 points in addition to five boards and four steals, while Ball almost dropped a double-double with 17 points and nine rebounds. Those nine rebounds gave Ball a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Dayton Long, who earned 11 points and three steals.
The victory made it two in a row for Windsor Charter Academy and bumps their season record up to 23-2. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 20.0 points on average over those games. As for SkyView Academy, their win bumped their record up to 22-3.
Things could have been worse for SkyView Academy, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took an 86-70 loss to Windsor Charter Academy in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Long, who went 6-for-8 from beyond the arc on his way to 29 points along with seven assists and three steals. Now that SkyView Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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