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| 02/06/25 - Away | 81-55 W |
| 01/21/25 - Home | 66-55 W |
| 02/14/24 - Neutral | 54-41 W |
| 02/01/24 - Away | 50-60 L |
| 01/22/24 - Home | 57-76 L |
| + 5 more games |
Thornton and Gateway are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Thornton Trojans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Gateway Olympians at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Thornton sitting on ten straight wins and Gateway on three.
Last Tuesday, Thornton beat Adams City 56-44. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 118th, while the Eagles are ranked 296th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Gateway beat Aurora Central 50-45 on Tuesday.
Gateway's victory bumped their record up to 8-14. As for Thornton, their win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-5.
Thornton took their victory against Gateway in their previous matchup two weeks ago by a conclusive 81-55. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Gateway's Nickalus Smith, who posted 25 points along with seven assists and five rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Thornton still be able to contain Smith? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
