The Severance Silver Knights will venture away from home to face off against the Greeley Central Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Severance knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four matches -- so hopefully Greeley Central likes a good challenge.
On Tuesday, Severance really took it to Northridge for the full four quarters, racking up a 67-21 victory. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 36-8.
Severance's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Blake Varney, who went 6 of 9 on his way to 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brett Varney, who posted eight points and ten boards.
Severance smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in January of 2024.
Meanwhile, Greeley Central played a tough contest on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 75-49 to Mountain View. 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 275th, while the Mountain Lions are ranked 134th).
This is the second loss in a row for Greeley Central and nudges their season record down to 4-8. As for Severance, their win bumped their record up to 9-5.
Severance skirted past Greeley Central 71-69 when the teams last played back in February of 2022. Does Severance have another victory up their sleeve, or will Greeley Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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