While the Silver Creek Raptors couldn't quite beat the Greeley Central Wildcats on Friday, the three-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 23-point defeat they were dealt last Wednesday. Silver Creek fell just short of Greeley Central by a score of 46-43. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat Silver Creek has suffered against Greeley Central since February 2, 2018.
Silver Creek's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Lucy Waring, who scored seven points along with 11 rebounds and three steals, and Whitney McVeigh who scored 11 points along with three steals. McVeigh hasn't dropped below three steals for three straight games. Izzy Spagnoletti was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with three steals.
Even though they lost, Silver Creek smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Greeley Central only pulled down six offensive rebounds.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Greeley Central to victory, but perhaps none more so than Madison Sepeda, who scored 16 points along with two steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Sepeda has scored at least a third of Greeley Central's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Aaniya Davis, who scored 12 points along with eight rebounds and four steals.
Silver Creek's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 8-12. As for Greeley Central, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 6-15.
Silver Creek won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Gateway at 3:30 p.m. on February 10th. Silver Creek is facing Gateway at the right time seeing as Gateway is stuck on a 13-game losing streak. As for Greeley Central, they will head out on the road to face off against Centaurus at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopefully Greeley Central focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 17 on Friday.
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