Elizabeth is on a six-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, Sierra an eight-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Tuesday. The Elizabeth Cardinals will welcome the Sierra Stallions at 7:00 p.m. Sierra took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Elizabeth, who comes in off a win.
Elizabeth is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 66-36 victory over Regis Groff. With the Cardinals ahead 35-13 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
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Drake Brinkworth was the offensive standout of the game as he posted 11 points. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in assists (two). Another player making a difference was Cohen Steinke, who earned 12 points and five steals.
Elizabeth was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Sierra lost 75-49 to Sand Creek on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Stallions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 321st, while the Scorpions are ranked 56th).
Elizabeth's win bumped their record up to 4-6. As for Sierra, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-11.
Elizabeth couldn't quite finish off Sierra in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 and fell 45-43. Can Elizabeth avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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