Colorado High School Basketball - Merino overwhelms Genoa-Hugo/Karval
January 14, 2023: Merino, CO 80741 Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Merino Rams (Merino, CO) and the visiting Genoa-Hugo/Karval Pirates (Hugo, CO), saw Merino's basketball squad wallop Genoa-Hugo/Karval by a tally of 74-25.
With the victory, Merino improves its record to 6-3 on the campaign. The Rams travel to Caliche (Iliff, CO) to confront the Buffaloes in a 3A/2A Lower Platte challenge on Friday, January 20. The Buffaloes come into the challenge with a record of 3-5. Caliche lost 68-46 in their recent non-league challenge against Otis (Otis, CO)
Next up, the Pirates confront the Burlington Cougars (Burlington, CO) in a 2A/1A Union Pacific challenge, on Friday, January 20. Genoa-Hugo/Karval will attempt to improve on its 7-2 season record. The Cougars come into the challenge with a 5-4 record after their 94-51 non-league win over Calhan (Calhan, CO).