If Arvada was feeling good fresh off their 64-41 takedown of Aurora West College Prep Academy last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Arvada Bulldogs were beaten by the Middle Park Panthers 72-37 on Thursday. The Bulldogs were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 39-11.
Arvada's loss came despite strong showings from Cameron Henderson and Jaiden Roybal. Henderson almost dropped a double-double with 14 points and nine rebounds, while Roybal posted six points and eight boards. That was a full 37.8% of Arvada's points, marking the third time in a row Henderson has scored more than a third of the team's points.
Even though they lost, Arvada smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 7.3 offensive boards per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 12.8.
It was another big night for Joey Gagnon, who went 7-for-15 en route to 22 points and five steals for Middle Park. Gagnon has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Paugh, who dropped a double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds.
Arvada's defeat dropped their record down to 3-17. As for Middle Park, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 15-4.
Arvada didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 60-32 loss against Village on the 22nd. Middle Park will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Alameda at 7:00 p.m. on February 25th.
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