Even though the Turner Lions scored an imposing 55 points on Friday, The Colony Cougars still came out on top. The Colony put the hurt on Turner with a sharp 76-55 win. Given The Colony's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 38th, while Turner is ranked 689th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Rodney Gray and Matthew Stone certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Gray scored 25 points along with six rebounds and five steals, while Stone scored 18 points along with five rebounds. Gray hasn't dropped below two steals for five straight games.
The Colony is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 26-5 record this season. As for Turner, they are on a 12-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 15-15.
The Colony will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Reedy at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in The Colony's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last nine contests. As for Turner, they will head out on the road to take on Creekview at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Creekview is on a six-game streak of home losses, Turner a six-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change.
