Widefield lost against Sand Creek back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Widefield Gladiators received a blow as they fell 58-41 to the Sand Creek Scorpions. While losing is never fun, the Gladiators can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 216th, while the Scorpions are ranked 70th).
Widefield's loss came despite strong showings from Amari Taylor and Tate Washington. Taylor went 8 for 15 on his way to 22 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals, while Washington posted six points and 12 boards. Widefield is 4-2 when Washington posts eight or more boards, but 1-4 otherwise.
It was another big night for Elijah Brotherns, who went 8 of 13 en route to 17 points and four steals for Sand Creek. Brotherns has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. Wuol Chak was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Widefield now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Sand Creek, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-2.
Widefield has already played their next game, a 79-47 defeat against Palmer on the 15th. As for Sand Creek, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 56-47 win against Air Academy on the 13th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
