The Battle Mountain Huskies are taking a road trip to challenge the Greeley Central Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Battle Mountain is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Battle Mountain is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Cedaredge on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Battle Mountain was beaten by Cedaredge 61-33. While losing is never fun, the Huskies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 220th, while the Bruins are ranked 55th).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Ruthie Casey, who posted five points.
Meanwhile, Greeley Central didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Severance on Saturday, but they still walked away with a 53-47 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
Greeley Central's win came from a few key players Battle Mountain will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Madison Sepeda, who put up 17 points in addition to six rebounds and four steals. She is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in each of the last five games she's played. Aaniya Davis was another key player, putting up 13 points along with five boards and four steals.
Greeley Central was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 4 assists per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 9.2.
Battle Mountain's defeat dropped their record down to 10-13. As for Greeley Central, they now have a winning record of 12-11.
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