The Windsor Wizards are on the road again on Friday and plays the Holy Family Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on February 16th. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Wednesday, Windsor faced Mead in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Windsor pulled ahead with a 42-41 photo finish over Mead.
Windsor's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Nola Greenwald, who scored 17 points. Another player making a difference was Reyleigh Hess, who scored six points along with five assists and three steals.
Meanwhile, Holy Family stacked a 15th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Greeley West 61-14 on the road. Given Holy Family's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 13th, while Greeley West is ranked 226th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sawyer Dana continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 14 points and 11 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points she has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Alicia Barajas, who scored eight points along with three steals.
Windsor has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Holy Family, their victory bumped their record up to 20-2.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the pair are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Windsor hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 56 points per game. However, it's not like Holy Family struggles in that department as they've been averaging 64.5 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Windsor ended up a good deal behind Holy Family when the teams last played back in January, losing 54-38. Can Windsor avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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