Preview: Discovery Canyon Thunder vs. Canon City Tigers
The Discovery Canyon Thunder will head out on the road to face off against the Canon City Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Last Tuesday, Discovery Canyon suffered a tough 74-48 loss at the hands of Lewis-Palmer. Discovery Canyon was down 55-30 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Discovery Canyon's loss came about despite a quality game from Noah Eckles, who scored 19 points along with six rebounds. Another player making a difference was Hugh Tarpenning, who scored 12 points along with seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Canon City's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their tenth straight defeat. They had to suffer through a rough 65-32 loss at the hands of Mesa Ridge. While losing is never fun, Canon City can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 250th, while Mesa Ridge is ranked 19th).
Discovery Canyon's defeat dropped their record down to 15-7. As for Canon City, they dropped their record down to 3-18 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Discovery Canyon strolled past Canon City in their previous meeting back in February of 2023 by a score of 66-49. The rematch might be a little tougher for Discovery Canyon since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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