Preview: Cheyenne Mountain Red-Tailed Hawks vs. Palmer Ridge Bears
The Cheyenne Mountain Red-Tailed Hawks will head out on the road to challenge the Palmer Ridge Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Cheyenne Mountain is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses.
Cheyenne Mountain struggled with assists on Thursday (Discovery Canyon had 12 more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Cheyenne Mountain fell 61-49 to Discovery Canyon. Cheyenne Mountain has not had much luck with Discovery Canyon recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Despite their loss, Cheyenne Mountain saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. McCoy Huckstep, who scored 11 points, was perhaps the best of all. Dalton Larner was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with three steals.
Meanwhile, Palmer Ridge was the victim of a tough 66-45 defeat at the hands of Lutheran on Monday. While losing is never fun, Palmer Ridge can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 160th, while Lutheran is ranked 11th).
Cheyenne Mountain has not been sharp recently as the team has lost 14 of their last 15 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-20 record this season. As for Palmer Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 8-14.
Cheyenne Mountain took their victory against Palmer Ridge when the teams last played back in January by a conclusive 70-49. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Palmer Ridge's Logan Boyer, who scored 22 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Cheyenne Mountain still be able to contain Boyer? There's only one way to find out.
