The Cherry Creek Bruins will challenge the Smoky Hill Buffaloes at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Cherry Creek is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.6 points per game this season.
Having struggled with six losses in a row, Cherry Creek turned things around against Rock Canyon on Wednesday. They snuck past the Jaguars with an 82-78 victory. The Bruins' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
| 01/15/25 @ Rock Canyon | 36 |
| 01/13/25 vs Regis Jesuit | 25 |
| 01/03/25 @ ThunderRidge | 16 |
| 12/21/24 vs Windsor | 17 |
It was another big night for Jeremiah Hammond, who went 13 of 22 en route to 36 points and six boards. His evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan Betts, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds.
Cherry Creek was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Smoky Hill came up short against Ralston Valley last Friday and fell 63-53. While losing is never fun, the Buffaloes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Mustangs are ranked first).
Smoky Hill now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Cherry Creek, their win bumped their record up to 5-7.
Cherry Creek barely slipped by Smoky Hill when the teams last played back in February of 2024, winning 65-64. Will Cherry Creek repeat their success, or does Smoky Hill have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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