The Canon City Tigers came tearing into Friday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past Harrison 59-26 on the road. Given Canon City's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 101st, while Harrison is ranked 287th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Canon City was led to victory by Lorelai Murphy and Alexi Till. Murphy scored 15 points along with five steals, while Till scored 11 points along with seven rebounds and five steals. Till is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last nine games she's played. Kristyn Barnes was another key contributor, scoring six points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Harrison's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Monet Brown, who scored 12 points along with seven rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Brown has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Nyleen Brown, who scored three points along with 13 rebounds and two steals.
Canon City has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. As for Harrison, they dropped their record down to 3-17 with that loss, which was their eighth straight at home.
Canon City will take on Mesa Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Mesa Ridge focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 20 on Saturday. As for Harrison, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Falcon at 11:30 p.m. on February 10th. Hopefully Falcon focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 12 last Thursday.
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