The Silver Creek Raptors will square off against the Grand Junction Central Warriors at TBD on Thursday. One thing working in Silver Creek's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season.
Silver Creek has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matches by 24 points or more this season. They really took it to Niwot for the full four quarters, racking up a 80-32 win on the road. Given Silver Creek's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 18th, while Niwot is ranked 99th), the result on Saturday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Gabe Selby continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 17 points along with 5 assists and 5 rebounds. The contest was his fifth in a row with at least ten points. Zander Storz was another key contributor, scoring 13 points.
Meanwhile, Grand Junction Central had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They blew past Mitchell, posting a 71-32 victory on the road. Considering Grand Junction Central has won three matchups by more than 24 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Silver Creek has yet to lose a game on the road this season, leaving them with a 5-0 record. They've been dominating during the matches in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 37.67 points. As for Grand Junction Central, the win got them back to even at 3-3.