Basketball Game Preview: Horizon Huskies vs. Chaparral Firebirds

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Previous Games

12/17/24 - Away	51-36 W
02/05/24 - Away	58-43 W
01/24/24 - Home	49-32 W
01/25/23 - Away	63-41 W
01/06/23 - Home	55-32 W
+ 3 more games

Horizon has gone 7-1 against Chaparral recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Horizon Huskies will look to defend their home court against the Chaparral Firebirds at 7:00 p.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Tuesday.

Horizon is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against Desert Mountain on Thursday as Horizon made off with a 60-38 victory.

Horizon got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Avery Olson out in front who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds. Peyton Schiltz was another key player, going 7 for 16 on her way to 18 points and six assists.

Horizon was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in December of 2023.

Meanwhile, Chaparral entered their tilt with Mountain Pointe on Wednesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 68-30 victory over the Pride. The Firebirds have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 26 points or more this season.

The win got Chaparral back to even at 9-9. As for Horizon, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season.

Horizon strolled past Chaparral in their previous matchup back in December of 2024 by a score of 51-36. Will Horizon repeat their success, or does Chaparral have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.