Fort Morgan is on a five-game streak of home losses, Weld Central a seven-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck will change on Thursday. The Fort Morgan Mustangs will welcome the Weld Central Rebels at 7:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Fort Morgan is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against University on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Fort Morgan was outmatched by University and fell 71-40. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 271st, while the Bulldogs are ranked 119th).
Meanwhile, Weld Central took a blow against Sterling on Thursday, falling 67-24.
Fort Morgan's defeat dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Weld Central, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
Fort Morgan came up short against Weld Central in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 76-67. Thankfully for Fort Morgan, Tyler Branch (who posted 26 points and three steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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