Prairie View is on a five-game streak of home losses, Brighton an 18-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck will change on Thursday. The Prairie View Thunderhawks will welcome the Brighton Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Prairie View took a blow against Riverdale Ridge, falling 96-8. While losing is never fun, the Thunderhawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 291st, while the Ravens are ranked 23rd).
Jasmine Crespin was Prairie View's leading scorer, having posted four points.
Meanwhile, Brighton came up short against Mountain Range on Tuesday and fell 38-29.
Prairie View will need focus on slowing down Laila Alexander, one of several Brighton players who made an impact when they last played. She posted nine points along with seven rebounds and five steals. With that strong performance, Alexander is now averaging an impressive 2.1 steals per game. Haleyanna Martin was another key player, putting up eight points in addition to ten boards and four steals.
Prairie View's defeat dropped their record down to 1-18. As for Brighton, their loss dropped their record down to 2-16.
Things could have been worse for Prairie View, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 47-29 loss to Brighton when the teams last played back in January. Will Prairie View have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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