Even though the Caliche Buffaloes have not done well against the Haxtun Fightin' Bulldogs recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Caliche managed a 41-35 win over Haxtun. Given Caliche's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 74th, while Haxtun is ranked 241st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Caliche got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Karsyn Huss out in front who scored 14 points along with 5 rebounds and 3 blocks. That makes it four consecutive games in which Huss has scored at least 25% of Caliche's points. Another player making a difference was Ava Hernandez, who scored 8 points.
Several Fightin' Bulldogs players turned in solid performances, despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Bobbi Starkebaum, who dropped a double-double on 10 points and 13 rebounds. Starkebaum scored a full 28.6% of Haxtun's points, the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Jayleigh Bullard was another key contributor, scoring 6 points along with 8 rebounds.
Even though they lost, Haxtun were smashing the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Caliche only pulled down nine.
The win makes it two in a row for Caliche and bumps their season record up to 3-1. As for Haxtun, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-3.
Caliche will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Potter-Dix at 4:00 p.m. on December 14th. As for Haxtun, they will take on Wiggins at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
