The Eagle Valley Devils will take on the Roosevelt Roughriders at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Eagle Valley comes in on five and Roosevelt on 12.
Eagle Valley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They came out on top against Regis Groff by a score of 37-27.
Meanwhile, Roosevelt strolled past Thompson Valley with points to spare on Saturday, taking the game 65-50. Given the Roughriders' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 18th in Colorado, while the Eagles are ranked 76th in Colorado), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Eagle Valley better keep an eye on Kyla Hollier. She was instrumental in Roosevelt's win, dropping a double-double with 27 points and 16 rebounds. The match was Hollier's eighth in a row with at least 23 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryanne Bahnsen-Price, who dropped a double-double with 14 points and 13 boards.
Roosevelt smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. They pulled down eight more offensive boards than Thompson Valley's also-impressive total of ten.
Roosevelt's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-3. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.2 points over those games. As for Eagle Valley, their record now sits at 13-11.
Eagle Valley was dealt a bruising 85-15 loss at the hands of Roosevelt in their previous meeting back in December of 2021. Can Eagle Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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