It was a good run, but the Otis Bulldogs unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of Merino by a score of 50-48. While losing is never fun, Otis can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 142nd, while Merino is ranked 41st).
Otis' defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Austin Hornung, who scored 11 points. Hornung is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for three games straight. The team also got some help courtesy of Sawyer Packer, who scored seven points along with nine rebounds and two blocks.
Kaden Piel was his usual excellent self, scoring 19 points along with seven rebounds and four steals for Merino. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Piel has scored all season. Tyler Miller was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with four steals.
Otis' defeat dropped their record down to 11-6. As for Merino, they pushed their record up to 15-3 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
Otis will take on Flagler at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Flagler focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 28 last Saturday. As for Merino, they will be playing at home against Haxtun at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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