The Colorado Academy Mustangs's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Kent Denver Sun Devils at 12:45 p.m. on March 8th. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
With a playoff game on the line, Colorado Academy rose to the challenge on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Pirates as they made off with a 63-43 win. Colorado Academy has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 20 points or more this season.
Simeon Woldeyohannes continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 23 points along with six rebounds and three steals. He continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Clyde Love was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, Kent Denver had already won 11 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 35.5 points), and they went ahead and made it 12 on Saturday. They strolled past DSST: Green Valley Ranch with points to spare, taking the game 74-56. Given Kent Denver's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked eighth, while DSST: Green Valley Ranch is ranked 57th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Colorado Academy's win bumped their record up to 21-5. As for Kent Denver, their victory bumped their record up to 24-2.
Colorado Academy came up short against Kent Denver in their previous meeting back in February, falling 71-62. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Kent Denver's Elvis Lloyd, who scored 17 points along with seven rebounds and five assists. Now that Colorado Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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