Preview: Fairview Knights vs. Broomfield Eagles
The Fairview Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the Broomfield Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The timing isn't great for Fairview: they have been struggling with five straight losses at home, while Broomfield has snatched up six consecutive wins on the road.
Last Saturday, Fairview came up short against Fort Collins and fell 51-39. While losing is never fun, Fairview can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 146th, while Fort Collins is ranked 23rd).
The losing side was boosted by Danae Addison-taylor, who scored 13 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Lila Nuttle, who scored ten points along with five rebounds.
Meanwhile, winning is just a little bit easier when you make six more threes than your opponent, a fact Broomfield proved on Tuesday. They walked away with a 47-37 win over Erie.
Broomfield found their leader in underclassman Paige Gilpatrick, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 11 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Gilpatrick has scored all season. Olivia Kim was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with five assists and three steals.
Fairview has traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last 12 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-13 record this season. As for Broomfield, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season.
Fairview took a serious blow against Broomfield when the teams last played back in February of 2023, falling 71-28. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Fairview was down 41-17.
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