Los Altos won the last time they faced Colony and things went their way on Thursday too. The Los Altos Conquerors walked away with a 68-57 victory over the Colony Titans. Given the Conquerors' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 197th, while the Titans are ranked 498th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the defeat, Colony saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Carter Johnson dropped a double-double on 19 points and 12 boards. Those 12 rebounds gave Johnson a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Fende Thomas, who posted ten points.
Los Altos is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.6 points per game. As for Colony, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-13.
Los Altos will square off against South Hills at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Colony, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Villa Park at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Villa Park knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Colony likes a good challenge.
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