Basketball Recap: Horizon Makes It Six in a Row at Home

Horizon won the last time they faced Mead, and Noah Sokolowski did his part to make sure it happened again. Everything went the Horizon Hawks' way against the Mead Mavericks on Tuesday as the Horizon Hawks made off with an 82-58 win thanks in part to Sokolowski, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 12 rebounds. The game was his fourth in a row with at least ten points.

Another player making a difference was Nate Susi, who posted ten points and seven boards. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in steals (two).

Defeat or not, Mead got some senior leadership from Matthew Angelo and George Hubert. Angelo went 7 for 14 on his way to 20 points, while Hubert went 6 of 13 en route to 17 points. Angelo is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 16 or more in the last 11 games he's played. Max Windhorst was another key player, putting up nine points and eight rebounds.

Horizon pushed their record up to 14-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.3 points per game. As for Mead, with the loss, they broke their six-game winning streak and moved their record to 10-7.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Horizon will host Fairview at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fairview will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something Horizon surely won't give up without a fight. As for Mead, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Longmont at 7:00 p.m. Longmont is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.7 points per game this season.