Florence has gone 8-2 against Dolores Huerta Prep recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Florence Huskies will challenge the Dolores Huerta Prep Scorpions at 7:00 p.m. Dolores Huerta Prep took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Florence, who comes in off a win.
While Huskies fans will have to keep waiting for their team to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Tuesday's season opener. They secured a 53-47 W over Rocky Ford on Tuesday. The score was all tied up 23-23 at the break, but the Huskies were the better team in the second half.
Florence can attribute much of their success to Noah Howard, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 rebounds, and Jaret Lozano, who posted 14 points in addition to eight rebounds and three steals. The dominant performance also gave Howard a new career-high in offensive rebounds (six). Another player making a difference was Kyle Nuss, who earned seven points along with 13 rebounds.
Meanwhile, a win for Dolores Huerta Prep just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against Las Animas, falling 69-31. The Scorpions haven't had much luck with the Trojans recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Everything went Florence's way against Dolores Huerta Prep in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, as Florence made off with a 64-38 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Dolores Huerta Prep's Zech Maldonado, who went 8 for 13 en route to 17 points plus six rebounds. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be easier for Florence to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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