Even though the Peak to Peak Pumas scored an imposing 57 points on Thursday, the Colorado Academy Mustangs still came out on top. Colorado Academy took their matchup against Peak to Peak 65-57. Given Colorado Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 19th, while Peak to Peak is ranked 94th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Colorado Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but River Hamm led the charge by scoring 17 points. It was the first time this season that Hamm scored 15 or more points. Clyde Love was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with five steals.
Tysen Burton and Elijah Eschmeyer certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Burton scored 19 points along with eight rebounds and six assists, while Eschmeyer scored 19 points along with eight rebounds and five blocks. Eschmeyer has been hot recently, having posted four or more blocks the last six times he's played. Another player making a difference was Grant Boonstra, who scored 12 points.
Peak to Peak struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only four offensive rebounds. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Colorado Academy is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season. As for Peak to Peak, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-8.
Colorado Academy will head out on the road to challenge Resurrection Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Colorado Academy has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 606 points over their last nine matchups. As for Peak to Peak, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Jefferson Academy at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully Peak to Peak focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 20 on Thursday.
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