Chaparral has won six straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Broomfield has won six straight on the road also dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Wednesday. The Chaparral Wolverines will be defending their home-court for the first time this season they go up against the Broomfield Eagles at 7:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
On Thursday, Chaparral needed a bit of extra time to put away Overland. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 88-86 victory over the Trailblazers.
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. The dominant performance gave Howery a new career-high in threes. The team also got some help courtesy of Christian Williams, who went 8 for 18 en route to 20 points plus six assists and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Broomfield sidestepped Mountain Range for a 60-57 win.
Broomfield can attribute much of their success to Ethan Zufall, who had 11 points in addition to five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Grant Schmidt, who scored eight points.
Chaparral's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Broomfield, their win bumped their record up to an identical 2-0.
Chaparral didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Broomfield when the teams last played back in February of 2016, but they still walked away with a 66-60 victory. Will Chaparral repeat their success, or does Broomfield have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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