The Cheyenne Mountain Red-Tailed Hawks will take on the Palmer Ridge Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Cheyenne Mountain took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They came out on top against Discovery Canyon by a score of 56-46.
Emily Judi
| 02/13/25 vs Discovery Canyon | 16 |
| 01/18/25 vs Niwot | 15 |
| 01/09/25 @ Mitchell | 12 |
| 12/20/24 @ Coronado | 12 |
| 01/25/25 vs Pueblo South | 10 |
Cheyenne Mountain found their leader in freshman Emily Judi, who almost dropped a double-double with 16 points and nine rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Judi has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Maya Stepan, who dropped a double-double with 14 points and 12 boards.
Cheyenne Mountain smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 25 offensive rebounds. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their offensive rebound total in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Palmer Ridge escaped with a win on Monday against Falcon by the margin of a single free throw, 42-41. The victory continues a trend for the Bears in their matchups with the Falcons: they've now won four in a row.
Palmer Ridge's win bumped their record up to 16-6. As for Cheyenne Mountain, their victory was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-8 and their overall record up to 8-13.
Cheyenne Mountain was dealt a bruising 56-13 defeat at the hands of Palmer Ridge in their previous meeting back in January. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Cheyenne Mountain was down 32-8.
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