After flying high against Stargate School last Wednesday, Colorado Academy came back down to earth. The Colorado Academy Mustangs fell to the Denver Christian Thunder 44-38. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 131st, while the Thunder are ranked 34th).
Colorado Academy's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Anna Johnson, who posted 17 points and six rebounds. Lucy Garnsey was another key player, putting up six points and seven boards.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Denver Christian to victory, but perhaps none more so than Natalie Bohannon, who to rack up 12 points and seven rebounds. Bohannon is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as she's posted one of at least 50% in the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was Noelani Book, who had 15 points and five boards.
Colorado Academy has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 10-11 record this season. Denver Christian's win was their 19th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 21-1.
Colorado Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 47-34 loss against Kent Denver on the 25th. As for Denver Christian, they will welcome Forge Christian at 5:30 p.m. on February 28th. Denver Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.2 points per game this season.
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