The Simla Cubs will take on the Hoehne Farmers at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Hoehne will be up against a hot Simla squad: the team just extended their winning streak to four. Simla breezed by Peyton to the tune of 55-10 on Thursday. Given the Cubs' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 26th, while the Panthers are ranked 187th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Simla to victory, but perhaps none more so than Anna Kerst, who went 7 for 12 en route to 16 points and five steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Carlee Cox, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds.
Simla smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in eight consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Hoehne, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They claimed a resounding 69-12 win over Walsenburg. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 46-2.
Hoehne pushed their record up to 8-2 with the victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 20.2 points per game. As for Simla, their win bumped their record up to 7-1.
Simla was able to grind out a solid victory 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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