Greeley Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were beaten by the Severance Silver Knights 74-27. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 284th, while the Silver Knights are ranked 93rd).
| 01/24/25 vs Severance | 2 |
| 01/21/25 @ Mountain View | 5 |
| 01/18/25 @ Skyline | 7 |
| 01/14/25 vs Northridge | 7 |
| 01/10/25 @ Wellington | 8 |
When it comes to explaining why Greeley Central lost, don't look at Daniel Martinez. Despite the final result, he posted 13 points. Martinez has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last 18 times he's played.
Severance found their leader in freshman Christian Powell, who went 6 of 10 from beyond the arc on his way to 24 points. Blake Varney was another key player, going 6 for 15 en route to 17 points and three steals.
Greeley Central's loss dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Severance, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 10-5.
Greeley Central has already played their next game, a 68-31 defeat against Longmont on the 25th. As for Severance, they will take on Mountain View at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mountain View is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 65.3 points per game this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
