The Genoa-Hugo/Karval Pirates will head out on the road to square off against the Arickaree Bison at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Genoa-Hugo/Karval focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 20 on Saturday.
Last Saturday, Genoa-Hugo/Karval was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 34-30 to Briggsdale.
Despite the loss, Genoa-Hugo/Karval saw an underclassman step up: freshman Ryker Lockhart had 12 points along with four steals.
Meanwhile, Arickaree didn't have quite enough to beat Las Animas on Saturday and fell 60-57.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Austin Wright, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 14 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in offensive rebounds (eight). Another player making a difference was Dillon Noletubby, who went 6 for 15 en route to 16 points plus seven rebounds and five steals.
Even though they lost, Arickaree smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in seven consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Genoa-Hugo/Karval's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Arickaree, their loss ended an eight-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-1.
Genoa-Hugo/Karval couldn't quite finish off Arickaree when the teams last played back in December of 2023 and fell 53-51. Can Genoa-Hugo/Karval avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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