If Platte Canyon was feeling good fresh off their 78-50 takedown of Sheridan last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Platte Canyon Huskies were beaten by the Bennett Tigers 93-44 on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Huskies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 242nd, while the Tigers are ranked 84th).
Jayden Ivory had an outrageously good game for Bennett as he went 6 of 8 to rack up 25 points in addition to six boards and five assists. The dominant performance also gave Ivory a new career-high in steals (five). Austin Stiers was another key player, going 6 for 15 on his way to 16 points along with six assists and three steals.
Platte Canyon's loss dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Bennett, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Platte Canyon will square off against Strasburg at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Bennett, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Tigers challenge the Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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