Preview: Cherry Creek Bruins vs. ThunderRidge Grizzlies
The Cherry Creek Bruins's road trip will continue as they head out to face the ThunderRidge Grizzlies on February 24th. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
With a playoff game on the line, Cherry Creek rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the SaberCats 45-42. The score was all tied up 16-16 at the break, but Cherry Creek was the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the match if you win every quarter, and that was precisely ThunderRidge's strategy against Fort Collins on Wednesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that ThunderRidge blew Fort Collins out of the water with a 79-44 final score. That looming 79-44 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for ThunderRidge yet this season.
ThunderRidge's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Tommy Wight, who scored 19 points. Charlie Spann was another key contributor, scoring 17 points.
Cherry Creek has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 14-10 record this season. As for ThunderRidge, their win bumped their record up to 19-5.
Cherry Creek opened the new year with a less-than-successful 68-55 loss to ThunderRidge. Can Cherry Creek avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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