Smoky Hill lost to Cherry Creek back in February of 2024, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Wednesday. The Smoky Hill Buffaloes took down the Cherry Creek Bruins 69-55. Given the Buffaloes' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 24th, while the Bruins are ranked 88th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Smoky Hill to victory, but perhaps none more so than Carter Basquez, who posted 19 points in addition to seven boards and five assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Lorenzo Contreras, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 assists.
Basquez wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Smoky Hill was working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cherry Creek only racked up 17 assists.
Jeremiah Hammond and Dylan Betts certainly did their best on Wednesday to avoid the loss. Hammond went 9 for 22 en route to 21 points, while Betts dropped a double-double on 14 points and 12 rebounds. That was a full 38.2% of Cherry Creek's points, marking the third time in a row he's put up more than a third of the team's points. Montae Johnson was another key player, putting up four points and seven boards.
The win got Smoky Hill back to even at 7-7. As for Cherry Creek, they dropped their record down to 5-8 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight at home.
Smoky Hill didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 70-50 loss against Eaglecrest on the 25th. As for Cherry Creek, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 61-50 defeat against Overland on the 25th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
