Arapahoe hasn't had much luck against Southern Valley recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Arapahoe Warriors will square off against the Southern Valley Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Arapahoe is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest defeat since December 28, 2024 on Monday. They came up short against Southwest, falling 60-40. The Warriors were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 37-12.
Arapahoe's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Cadence Carpenter, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds, and Emma Strand, who posted ten points.
Even though they lost, Arapahoe smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in five consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Southern Valley scored the most points they've had this season on Monday, but it wasn't enough. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 63-62 to Alma. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (60), the Eagles still had to take the loss.
Southern Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 13-4. As for Arapahoe, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-6.
Arapahoe came up short against Southern Valley when the teams last played on January 11th, falling 46-41. Can Arapahoe avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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