After going 1-1 this past weekend at the US Air Force Academy Prep Tournament in Colorado, the Gillette College Men's basketball team is set to take on Lake Region State College (LRSC) and Colorado Northwestern Community College this weekend at the South Campus.
The Pronghorns got past the Colorado Kings, an all star team out of the Colorado Springs area, 93-79 last Friday, but wasn't able to get their second win in as many Saturdays against Air Force Academy Prep, losing 80-72.
In the game against the Colorado Kings, Tony Lowry Jr. had his best outing of the season with 21 points to lead Gillette College. Ezekiel Odonkor keeps showing how much he has improved from last season under the basket, as the center scored 15 points and had 11 rebounds. Kash McKinney put down 14 points as Lucas Reller and James Hunter also scored double digits with 11 and 10 respectively. George Edwards scored nine points, Matt Strickland had seven, Kalen Foreman contributed with four and Asante Smiter made two free throws.
Edwards led the Pronghorns in the loss against the Air Force Academy Prep team with 25 points. McKinney and Reece Maxwell both scored 13 points, with Hunter sinking eight points. Reller made six points as Odonkor, Strickland and Lowry Jr. had two points each. Smiter made a bucket from the charity stripe.
The Pronghorns are back home Friday and Saturday to compete in the Cloud Peak Energy and First National Bank Classic at the South Campus. You can hear Friday's game against LRSC on News/Talk 1270 KIML and online at http://www.network1sports.com/station/kiml#menus with the games set to start at 7:30pm.
