The South Park Burros will head out on the road to challenge the Swallows Charter Academy Spartans at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
South Park will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up 16 points on Friday, then bounced right back against Cripple Creek-Victor on Monday. South Park blew past Cripple Creek-Victor 65-13. Given the Burros' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 144th, while the Pioneers are ranked 309th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Swallows Charter Academy played in conference for the first time on Tuesday and they got just the result they we're looking for. They claimed a resounding 58-27 victory over Walsenburg. Winning may never get old, but the Spartans sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
South Park has also been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.4 points per game. As for Swallows Charter Academy, their win bumped their record up to 6-7.
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