Two dominant guards in Brandon Ewing and Zephyrus Schuessler are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Flatirons Academy Bison will head out to square off against the Clear Creek Golddiggers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Flatirons Academy has three straight victories, Clear Creek has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Flatirons Academy is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Dayspring Christian Academy: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Flatirons Academy blew Dayspring Christian Academy out of the water with a 75-27 final score. The Bison have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matches by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Clear Creek ended up a good deal behind Vail Mountain on Monday and lost 61-45. The Golddiggers were down 48-28 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Flatirons Academy will have to keep a close watch on Schuessler and Donovan Miller, a pair of players who had a big impact on Clear Creek's prior game. Schuessler posted 15 points in addition to five boards and four steals, while Miller went 7 of 15 en route to 17 points along with five assists and five rebounds. Schuessler is crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least two every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ian Hendrickson, who had six points and five boards.
Clear Creek's defeat dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Flatirons Academy, their win bumped their record up to 10-4.
Flatirons Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Clear Creek in their previous matchup back in December of 2021, winning 42-29. The rematch might be a little tougher for Flatirons Academy since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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