Boulder has gone 3-0 against Prairie View recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Boulder Panthers will square off against the Prairie View Thunderhawks at 6:30 p.m. One thing working in Boulder's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
Boulder is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Colorado's top teams: Horizon, who was ranked ninth at the time (Boulder was ranked 22nd). Boulder fell just short of Horizon by a score of 71-68 on Wednesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Panthers have suffered since January 26th.
Lake Smith
| 12/11/24 vs Horizon | 27 |
| 01/26/24 @ Poudre | 19 |
| 12/05/24 @ Green Mountain | 16 |
| 12/19/23 @ Arvada West | 15 |
| 12/06/24 vs Longmont | 15 |
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Lake Smith, who went 6 for 9from beyond the arc on his way to 27 points. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Lewis Racine, who posted 19 points and six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Prairie View came up short against Fairview on Wednesday and fell 53-40. The Thunderhawks haven't had much luck with the Knights recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Like Boulder, Prairie View lost despite seeing results from several players. Javon Brewton led the charge by putting up 17 points. That was a full 42.5% of Prairie View's points, marking the sixth time in a row he's put up more than a third of the team's points. Chidiebere Akotaobi was another key player, posting six points and seven rebounds.
Boulder now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Prairie View, their record now sits at 2-4.
Boulder strolled past Prairie View in their previous meeting back in February by a score of 68-50. Does Boulder have another victory up their sleeve, or will Prairie View turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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