The Longmont Trojans fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against the Silver Creek Raptors on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 57-56 to the Raptors. Longmont's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
When it comes to explaining why Longmont lost, one person who can't be blamed is Cole Corner. Despite the final result, he scored 35 points along with two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Corner has scored all season. Joey Foot was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with three steals.
Ashoka Surkhang had a dynamite game for Silver Creek, scoring 27 points. Another player making a difference was Gabe Selby, who scored six points along with eight rebounds and seven assists.
Longmont's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-8. As for Silver Creek, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 18-4.
Longmont will look to defend their home court on Friday against Centaurus at 7:00 p.m. Longmont is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 50.3 points per game this season. As for Silver Creek, they will head out on the road to challenge Greeley West at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Silver Creek is facing Greeley West at the right time seeing as Greeley West is stuck on a 12-game losing streak.
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