Silver Creek and Thompson Valley are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2016, but not for long. The Silver Creek Raptors will head out on the road to take on the Thompson Valley Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Silver Creek knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four matches -- so hopefully Thompson Valley likes a good challenge.
Silver Creek fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Pomona on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 83-81. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (66), the Raptors still had to take the loss.
Connor Bonsett
| 02/22/25 @ Pomona | 26 |
| 02/18/25 vs Monarch | 20 |
| 12/03/24 vs Berthoud | 17 |
| 02/07/25 @ Niwot | 16 |
| 01/25/25 @ Gateway | 13 |
Despite the defeat, Silver Creek got top-tier performance from Connor Bonsett, who to rack up 26 points. Those 26 points gave Bonsett a new career-high. Preston Waller was another key player, putting up 11 points in addition to six assists and five steals.
Meanwhile, Thompson Valley posted their closest win since January 14th on Saturday. They skirted past Roosevelt 53-50. The victory continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Roughriders: they've now won six in a row.
Silver Creek has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 10-13 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.6 points over those games. Thompson Valley's win bumped their record up to 14-9.
Silver Creek beat Thompson Valley 63-50 in their previous meeting back in December of 2021. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Thompson Valley's Antonio Melendez, who on his way to 19 points and three steals. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be easier for Silver Creek to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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