Horizon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They had to suffer through a 64-34 loss at the hands of the Mead Mavericks. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 100th, while the Mavericks are ranked tenth).
Despite the loss, Horizon still got an impressive performance from Kaitlin Schumann, who went 5 of 8 on her way to 11 points and five rebounds.
Mead's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Madi Clark, who almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine boards. Another player making a difference was Elena Gomez, who went 5 for 12 en route to 13 points and five steals.
Horizon's defeat dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Mead, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 15-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Horizon has already played their next match (against Fairview), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Mead will challenge Longmont at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Mead is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56 points per game this season.
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