Discovery Canyon has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 59-54 heartbreaker at the hands of the Lutheran Lions. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Lions this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 66-56 back in January.
Aiden Hayler
| 02/11/25 vs Lutheran | 20 |
| 01/22/25 vs Air Academy | 16 |
| 12/17/24 vs Falcon | 15 |
| 02/08/25 @ Mesa Ridge | 14 |
| 12/06/24 vs Falcon | 14 |
Discovery Canyon lost on Tuesday despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Aiden Hayler, who went 7-for-16 to rack up 20 points. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Eckels, who went 8-for-10 on his way to 17 points.
Even though they lost, Discovery Canyon was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lutheran only posted eight assists.
It was another big night for Kade Speckman, who dropped a double-double with 28 points and 12 rebounds for Lutheran. That makes it three consecutive games in which Speckman has scored at least a third of Lutheran's points. Another player making a difference was Owen Oldenburg, who went 5-for-9 en route to 14 points and seven boards.
Discovery Canyon's loss dropped their record down to 15-6. As for Lutheran, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-3.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Discovery Canyon will welcome Cheyenne Mountain at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Discovery Canyon is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.4 points per game this season. As for Lutheran, they will host Lewis-Palmer at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lutheran knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past ten contests -- so hopefully Lewis-Palmer likes a good challenge.
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