The Broomfield Eagles will take on the Chaparral Wolverines in a tournament on Wednesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Broomfield sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 60-57 victory over Mountain Range. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Ethan Zufall was the offensive standout of the matchup as he scored 11 points plus five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Grant Schmidt, who had eight points.
Meanwhile, it may have taken double overtime to finish the job, but Chaparral ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They skirted past Overland 88-86.
Chaparral found their leader in sophomore Luke Howery, who went 6 for 9 from beyond the arc en route to 38 points plus eight rebounds. Those six threes gave Howery a new career-high. Christian Williams was another key player, going 8 for 18 en route to 20 points plus six assists and five rebounds.
Broomfield pushed their record up to 2-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.3 points per game. As for Chaparral, their record is now 2-0.
Broomfield came up short against Chaparral in their previous meeting back in February of 2016, falling 66-60. Can Broomfield avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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