The Simla Cubs will take on the Hoehne Farmers at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Simla is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Holyoke: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Simla blew Holyoke out of the water with a 55-25 final score. Given the Cubs' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 60th, while the Dragons are ranked 227th), the result on Saturday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Hoehne entered their tilt with Las Animas on Friday with ten consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with 11. They claimed a resounding 59-25 win over the Trojans. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Farmers had established a 30 point advantage.
Hoehne's win came from a few key players Simla will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Ellegra Gutierrez, who went 6-for-9 to rack up 16 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals. Thanks to that strong game, she now owns an excellent 46.2% field goal percentage. The team also got some help courtesy of Alessa Cantoria, who posted 13 points along with eight assists and seven boards.
Hoehne smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 16 consecutive matches.
Hoehne's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-2. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.0 points over those games. As for Simla, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
Simla was able to grind out a solid win over Hoehne in their previous meeting back in March of 2024, winning 50-38. Does Simla have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hoehne turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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