Preview: Swallows Charter Academy Spartans vs. Crowley County Chargers
Swallows Charter Academy is 0-10 against Crowley County since December of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Swallows Charter Academy Spartans will head out on the road to challenge the Crowley County Chargers at 5:00 p.m. Hopefully Swallows Charter Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 52 on Tuesday.
Swallows Charter Academy struggled with offensive rebounds on Tuesday (Fowler had nine more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Swallows Charter Academy was beaten by Fowler 51-20. While losing is never fun, Swallows Charter Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 285th, while Fowler is ranked 136th).
Roni Dziuba was Swallows Charter Academy's leading scorer, having posted three points.
Keira Graham held things down on the boards with 12 rebounds.
Lillian Reese took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with three assists.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Crowley County's good fortune finally ran out last Thursday. The match between them and Ellicott wasn't particularly close, with Crowley County falling 49-31. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Crowley County in their matchups with Ellicott: they've now lost four in a row.
The losing side was boosted by Ashlyn Berg, who scored seven points along with 12 rebounds.
Swallows Charter Academy has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which is still a better percentage than their 4-15 record this season. Crowley County's record now sits at 11-7.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Swallows Charter Academy have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 33.5 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Crowley County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 24.7 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Swallows Charter Academy took a serious blow against Crowley County in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 51-21. Can Swallows Charter Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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