While it was all tied up 17-17 at halftime, the Holyoke Dragons were not quite the Heritage Christian Eagles's equal in the second half on Saturday. The matchup between them and the Eagles wasn't particularly close, with the Dragons falling 51-32. Holyoke has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Holyoke's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Anessa Colglazier, who scored six points along with 18 rebounds and three steals. Colglazier has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last ten times she's played. Ellie Kleve was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with six rebounds.
Even though they lost, Holyoke smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Heritage Christian only pulled down ten offensive rebounds.
Heritage Christian was led to victory by Mikaela Harvey and Staci Brown. Harvey scored 20 points along with two steals, while Brown dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds. Brown is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last ten games she's played. Another player making a difference was Sophia Case, who scored seven points along with three blocks.
Holyoke dropped their record down to 4-11 with that loss, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Heritage Christian, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-4.
Holyoke will stay at home for another game and welcome Merino at 4:00 p.m. on February 8th. Merino will roll in looking for their 15th straight victory, something Holyoke surely won't give up without a fight. As for Heritage Christian, they will head out on the road to face off against Clear Creek at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Heritage Christian focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 20 on Saturday.
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