Preview: Platte Canyon Huskies vs. Englewood Pirates
Platte Canyon is 0-3 against Englewood since December of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Platte Canyon Huskies will head out on the road to challenge the Englewood Pirates at 7:00 p.m. Platte Canyon is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Even though Jefferson scored an imposing 59 points on Tuesday, Platte Canyon still came out on top. Platte Canyon took their game against Jefferson 66-59. The win was just what Platte Canyon needed coming off of a 65-42 defeat in their prior contest.
Meanwhile, Englewood's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their fourth straight defeat. They fell just short of Arvada by a score of 71-69. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Platte Canyon has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 6-8 record this season. As for Englewood, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-14.
Platte Canyon came up short against Englewood in their previous meeting back in February of 2023, falling 63-58. Can Platte Canyon avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
