Arapahoe was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They took a blow against the Loomis Wolves, falling 79-35. The Warriors lost against the Wolves in their previous head to head back in January of 2024, too, but the margin this time around was even wider than the 69-52 score last time.
01/14/25 vs Loomis | 14 |
01/11/25 vs Southern Valley | 6 |
01/10/25 @ Medicine Valley | 7 |
01/07/25 @ Maxwell | 15 |
12/28/24 vs Blue Hill | 11 |
Arapahoe's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Eli Shafer, who posted seven points and 14 rebounds. With that strong performance, Shafer is now averaging an impressive 8.4 boards per game. Another player making a difference was William Cacy, who earned 11 points.
Leading Loomis to victory were Tyson Essex and Jace Schukar. Essex went 8 of 11 en route to 27 points and four steals, while Schukar went 8 for 13 on his way to 20 points and four steals. Those four steals gave Schukar a new career-high. Ben Trompke was another key player, putting up 13 points in addition to six rebounds and four steals.
Arapahoe's defeat dropped their record down to 1-13. As for Loomis, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-6 record this season.
Arapahoe wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 50-46 loss against Hi-Line [Eustis-Farnam/Elwood] on the 17th. As for Loomis, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 69-28 win against Wilcox-Hildreth on the 17th.
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