Skyline unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They were dealt a 65-37 defeat at the hands of the Evergreen Cougars on Tuesday. The matchup was up for grabs at halftime, but sadly the Falcons struggled afterwards.
Skyline lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Johnny McCray, who scored nine points along with four steals. McCray has been hot , having posted two or more steals the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Thomas Martinez-Hernandez, who posted seven points.
Evergreen's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Lukas McCanna led the charge by dropping a double-double on 16 points and 12 rebounds. McCanna's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Beeson, who scored nine points plus seven steals.
Evergreen's win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0.
Skyline has already played their next game, a 77-54 victory against Greeley West on the 4th. Evergreen has also already played their next match (against Skyline), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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