Preview: Holyoke Dragons vs. Sedgwick County Cougars
The Holyoke Dragons's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Sedgwick County Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on February 20th. Hopefully Holyoke focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 20 on Thursday.
Last Thursday, Holyoke suffered a tough 59-38 loss at the hands of Akron. While losing is never fun, Holyoke can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 210th, while Akron is ranked 67th).
Despite their loss, Holyoke saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Ellie Kleve, who almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine rebounds, was perhaps the best of all. Sophia Bencomo was another key contributor, scoring three points along with nine rebounds and two steals.
In what's become a running theme this season, Sedgwick County gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. Everything went their way against Fleming as Sedgwick County made off with a 55-34 victory. With that victory, Sedgwick County brought their scoring average up to 50.1 points per game.
Sedgwick County can attribute much of their success to Abigail Dille, who scored 17 points along with seven rebounds and three steals, and Lainee Nein, who scored 20 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. Dille hasn't dropped below 15 points for four straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryen Carlson, who scored eight points along with three steals.
Holyoke has not been sharp recently as the team has lost nine of their last ten matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-14 record this season. As for Sedgwick County, they pushed their record up to 16-3 with that win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Tuesday's matchup is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Holyoke have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 32.5 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Sedgwick County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 28.4 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Holyoke might still be hurting after the 62-40 loss they got from Sedgwick County in their previous meeting on February 2nd. Can Holyoke avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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