It was a proper cat-fight when Boulder took on Erie on Friday. 2025 welcomed the Boulder Panthers with a 45-23 loss courtesy of the Erie Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 139th, while the Tigers are ranked 29th).
Lexi Oder was Boulder's leading scorer, having posted eight points. Oder also led the team in rebounds with nine. Sabrina Maiorca took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with three assists.
Leading Erie to victory were Sophie Husk and Juliet Slater. Husk posted 18 points and four steals, while Slater put up 11 points in addition to eight boards and five steals. That's the most steals Slater has posted since back in January of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Addison Greenlee, who had six points.
This is the second loss in a row for Boulder and nudges their season record down to 3-5. As for Erie, the win was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 4-2.
Boulder wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 60-10 victory against Brighton on the 7th. As for Erie, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 43-38 win against Columbine on the 4th.
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