Chaparral won the last time they faced Douglas County and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Chaparral Wolverines blew past the Douglas County Huskies, posting a 65-37 victory. Given the Wolverines' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 43rd, while the Huskies are ranked 140th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/29/25 vs Douglas County | 20 |
| 12/12/23 vs Ponderosa | 15 |
| 12/20/23 @ Mead | 12 |
| 12/14/24 @ Palisade | 12 |
| 12/02/23 vs Rampart | 11 |
Chaparral was led to victory by Lauren Thompson and Salem Sherman. Thompson went 5 of 8 en route to 14 points along with eight boards and eight steals, while Sherman went 8 for 10 on her way to 20 points. The dominant performance gave Sherman a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jade Monroe, who posted ten points and three steals.
Chaparral was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Despite the defeat, Douglas County saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Megan Thorne scored 11 points and three blocks.
Chaparral's win was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 10-7. As for Douglas County, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-12.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Chaparral will host Regis Jesuit at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Douglas County, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Mountain Vista at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mountain Vista is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 72.1 points per game this season.
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