The Sand Creek Scorpions pushed their score all the way to 66 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 77-66 to Falcon. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their last game last Wednesday (58), Sand Creek still had to take the loss.
Sand Creek lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Wuol Chak, who went 6 for 9 from beyond the arc en route to 22 points and 2 assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Chak has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Elijah Brotherns, who scored 19 points along with five assists and five rebounds.
Falcon's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jeramiah Potts, who scored 24 points along with five rebounds and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Cox, who scored 17 points along with six rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Sand Creek and nudges their season record down to 6-8. As for Falcon, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Sand Creek will face off against The Classical Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Colorado (The Classical Academy is ranked 158th, while Sand Creek is ranked 172nd). As for Falcon, they will head out on the road to challenge Elizabeth at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Elizabeth focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 33 on Tuesday.
