Greeley West is on an eight-game streak of home losses, and Hinkley a 13-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Saturday. The Greeley West Spartans will host the Hinkley Thunder at 2:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Greeley West ended up a good deal behind Fort Collins and lost 57-41.
Meanwhile, Hinkley came up short against Kennedy on Thursday and fell 60-48. While the Thunder didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Commanders 16-7 in the first quarter.
Greeley West will have to contain Malachi Holden as he made an impact in Hinkley's last game. He dropped a double-double with 19 points and 17 boards. That was a full 39.6% of Hinkley's points, marking the sixth time in a row Holden has posted more than a third of the team's points. Jazae Pogue was another key player, putting up eight points.
Even though they lost, Hinkley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Kennedy only seven offensive boards.
Greeley West's loss dropped their record down to 1-21. As for Hinkley, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-20.
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