Having just played yesterday, the Colony Titans will jump right back in to play the Villa Park Spartans at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
On Thursday, Colony came up short against Los Altos and fell 68-57. While losing is never fun, the Titans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 498th, while the Conquerors are ranked 197th).
| 01/23/25 @ Los Altos | 12 |
| 01/22/25 @ Alta Loma | 11 |
| 01/15/25 vs South Hills | 7 |
| 01/13/25 vs Los Altos | 6 |
| 01/17/25 vs San Dimas | 3 |
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 set a new season-high mark for Johnson. Another player making a difference was Fende Thomas, who posted ten points.
Meanwhile, Villa Park came tearing into Tuesday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Mustangs, sneaking past 59-57. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Spartans have posted since December 13, 2023.
Villa Park has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. As for Colony, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-13.
Colony ended up a good deal behind Villa Park in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, losing 52-37. Can Colony avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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