The Holly Wildcats won the last time they faced the Las Animas Trojans, and things went their way on Tuesday too. Holly walked away with a 61-50 victory over Las Animas. Given Holly's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while Las Animas is ranked 217th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Devin Eaton continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 19 points and 11 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Truman King, who scored 16 points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Las Animas' loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Brander Nichols, who scored 18 points along with three steals. Tj Ortiz was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 17 points and ten rebounds.
Holly pushed their record up to 14-5 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.7 points per game. As for Las Animas, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-9.
Holly will take on Hoehne at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Hopefully Holly focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 13 on Tuesday. As for Las Animas, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Center at 7:30 p.m. on February 14th. Hopefully Las Animas focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 29 on Tuesday.
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