If Manual was feeling good fresh off their 84-29 takedown of KIPP Denver Collegiate last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Manual Thunderbolts took a 66-61 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Denver West Cowboys. While losing is never fun, the Thunderbolts can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 130th, while the Cowboys are ranked 27th).
When it comes to explaining why Manual lost on Tuesday, don't look at Zubayr Carpenter. Despite the final result, he went 8 for 16 en route to 18 points and six rebounds. Another player making a difference was Jimmy Martinez, who posted ten points and five boards.
Jeremiah Parker continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Denver West, dropping a double-double on 24 points and 18 rebounds. The contest was Parker's sixth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaheim Taylor, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 14 boards.
Manual's defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 6-3. As for Denver West, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 10-0.
Manual has already played their next match, a 72-62 win against DSST: Montview on the 17th. As for Denver West, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 54-23 victory against DSST: Cedar on the 17th.
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