Basketball Game Preview: Middle Park Panthers vs. Alameda Pirates

The Middle Park Panthers are taking a road trip to square off against the Alameda Pirates at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Middle Park is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.

Middle Park is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Arvada: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Middle Park blew Arvada out of the water with a 56-27 final score. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 29 points or more this season.

Blaire Hester

Points

02/13/25 @ Arvada	18
02/08/25 @ Arrupe Jesuit	22
02/03/25 vs Englewood	19
02/01/25 vs Platte Canyon	25

Middle Park can attribute much of their success to Aubree Hanson, who dropped a double-double with 14 points and ten steals, and Blaire Hester, who en route to 18 points and eight steals. Hester's big performance that evening made it four games in a row in which she has scored at least 18 points. Dana Bell was another key player, on her way to 10 points and three steals.

Meanwhile, Alameda suffered their biggest loss since February 12, 2024 on Monday. They were outmatched by Bennett and fell 52-25. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the Pirates' biggest loss of the season was also their lowest-scoring.

Middle Park now has a winning record of 10-9. As for Alameda, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-6.