Preview: Broomfield Eagles vs. ThunderRidge Grizzlies
The Broomfield Eagles's road trip will continue as they head out to face the ThunderRidge Grizzlies at 7:00 p.m. on February 20th. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Colorado (Broomfield is ranked 27th, while ThunderRidge is ranked 21st).
Broomfield can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent game on Thursday. They claimed a resounding 53-26 victory over Fairview on the road. Broomfield pushed the score to 41-16 by the end of the third, a deficit Fairview had little chance of recovering from.
Broomfield's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Olivia Kim, who scored 12 points, and Desirae Martinez, who scored 12 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Paige Gilpatrick, who scored seven points.
Meanwhile, winning is just a little bit easier when you work as a team to rack up eight more assists than your opponent, a fact ThunderRidge proved on Friday. They strolled past Mountain Vista with points to spare, taking the game 50-32. The victory made it back-to-back wins for ThunderRidge.
ThunderRidge's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ben Kayser-cochran led the charge by scoring 15 points along with six rebounds. Another player making a difference was Candace "CC" Baker, who scored 11 points along with five rebounds.
Broomfield pushed their record up to 19-4 with that win, which was their seventh straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.4 points per game. As for ThunderRidge, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 15-8 record this season.
Things could have been worse for Broomfield, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 55-38 loss to ThunderRidge when the teams last played back in December of 2015. Thankfully for Broomfield, Jaz'myne Snipes (who dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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