The Aurora Central Trojans will face off against the Thomas Jefferson Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Aurora Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.6 points per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Aurora Central came up short against Thornton and fell 59-50. Aurora Central has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Ual Yonas
| 02/11/25 vs Thornton | 60% |
| 12/10/24 @ Denver North | 44% |
| 12/17/24 @ Englewood | 38% |
| 12/02/24 vs Regis Groff | 30% |
| 02/04/25 vs Gateway | 25% |
Aurora Central's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Ual Yonas, who went 7-for-12 en route to 17 points and four steals, and Alejandro (Alex) Flores, who went 7-for-16 to rack up 15 points. The dominant performance also gave Yonas a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (60%). Gabou (Ben) Camara was another key player, putting up two points and eight boards.
Even though they lost, Aurora Central smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 11 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Thomas Jefferson entered their tilt with Hinkley on Wednesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Thunder, posting a 74-41 win. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 115th, while the Thunder are ranked 335th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Aurora Central's defeat dropped their record down to 10-10. As for Thomas Jefferson, their victory bumped their record up to 13-5.
Aurora Central came up short against Thomas Jefferson when the teams last played back in January of 2020, falling 52-45. Thankfully for Aurora Central, Ryan Moe (who went 8-for-13 on his way to 19 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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