Preview: Genoa-Hugo/Karval Pirates vs. Eads Eagles
The Genoa-Hugo/Karval Pirates's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Eads Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on March 1st. Hopefully Genoa-Hugo/Karval focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 21 on Saturday.
Genoa-Hugo/Karval and Pikes Peak Christian squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but sadly Genoa-Hugo/Karval had to settle for second. They fell to the Eagles 60-54. Genoa-Hugo/Karval found out winning isn't easy when you're outrebounded 18 to 6 on offense.
The losing side was boosted by Trey Smith, who scored 21 points along with eight steals and two blocks. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Dane Lockhart, who scored 15 points along with four steals.
Meanwhile, Eads beat Granada 47-39 on Saturday. Given Eads' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 123rd, while Granada is ranked 256th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Eads to victory, but perhaps none more so than Porter Spady, who scored 13 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Brentley Lening, who scored 12 points along with eight rebounds.
Genoa-Hugo/Karval's defeat dropped their record down to 11-11. As for Eads, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
Friday's contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Genoa-Hugo/Karval have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 27.5 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Eads struggles in that department as they've been averaging 30.4 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Genoa-Hugo/Karval was taken down by Eads 69-42 when the teams last played two weeks ago. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Genoa-Hugo/Karval was down 39-18.
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