The Rock Canyon Jaguars will head out on the road to face off against the Chaparral Wolverines at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Rock Canyon sitting on three straight victories and Chaparral on seven.
On Tuesday, everything went Rock Canyon's way against Heritage as Rock Canyon made off with a 70-44 win. Given Rock Canyon's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked second, while Heritage is ranked 84th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Macoy Terry was his usual excellent self, scoring 13 points along with five assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Hudson Ellwood, who scored 12 points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, Chaparral scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 88-62 margin over Highlands Ranch. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Rock Canyon is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-4 record this season. As for Chaparral, they pushed their record up to 17-5 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Rock Canyon came out on top in a nail-biter against Chaparral when the teams last played back in February of 2023, sneaking past 62-59. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rock Canyon since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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