Jefferson Academy is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Kent Denver is on a seven-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Jefferson Academy Jaguars will take on the Kent Denver Sun Devils at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Jefferson Academy will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Colorado Rankings (they are ranked 171st, while Kent Denver is ranked tenth).
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 69-37, which was the final score in Jefferson Academy's tilt against Peak to Peak on Saturday. Jefferson Academy was down 57-29 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Jefferson Academy's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Josh Neely, who scored 15 points along with five rebounds, and Ian Quaratino who scored eight points.
Meanwhile, Kent Denver can now show off 15 landslide victories after their most recent game on Saturday. They blew past Manual 89-44 at home.
Kent Denver's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Nicholas Buchenau led the charge by scoring 19 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Buchenau has scored all season. Caleb Fay was another key contributor, scoring 17 points.
Jefferson Academy has not been sharp recently as the team has lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-11 record this season. As for Kent Denver, their win bumped their record up to 19-2.
Jefferson Academy was taken down by Kent Denver 94-37 when the teams last played on Monday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fay, who scored 22 points along with three steals. Now that Jefferson Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
