The Forge Christian Fury will look to take advantage of their home-court for the first time this season as they take on the Platte Canyon Huskies at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Forge Christian focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 36 on Tuesday.
Forge Christian is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after starting their season on the road. They took a 44-26 bruising from Platte Valley. The Fury just can't catch a break and have now endured four defeats in a row dating back to last season.
Despite the loss, Forge Christian saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Finley Queen almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Rio Beck, who earned five points in addition to eight rebounds.
Even though they lost, Forge Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in four consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Platte Canyon took care of business in their home opener on Tuesday (and then some). They blew past Clear Creek 48-2. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 34-2.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Platte Canyon to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sydney Curtis, who scored two points in addition to six assists and four steals. Another player making a difference was Hanne Rhue, who earned four points in addition to three steals.
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