Olathe hasn't had much luck against Meeker recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Olathe Pirates will venture away from home to square off against the Meeker Cowboys at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Olathe is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They lost to Gunnison on the road by a 70-56 margin.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Meeker). They blew past Cedaredge 68-42 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Cowboys have posted against the Bruins since December 8, 2017.
Meeker's win came from a few key players Olathe will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Tyler Sanders, who went 7-for-17 en route to 19 points. Those 19 points gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Drew Drake, who went 7-for-14 to rack up 16 points and five rebounds.
Meeker smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 7.9 offensive boards per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 13.2.
Meeker's record now sits at 5-14. As for Olathe, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-13.
Olathe couldn't quite finish off Meeker when the teams last played back in January and fell 59-57. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Drake, who dropped a double-double with 18 points and ten boards. Now that Olathe knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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