The Arapahoe Warriors won the last time they faced the Overland Trailblazers, and things went their way on Wednesday too. Arapahoe enjoyed a cozy 62-46 victory over Overland. Given Arapahoe's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 16th, while Overland is ranked 96th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Liz Gentry, who dropped a double-double on 27 points and ten rebounds. That makes it five consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Arapahoe's points. Another player making a difference was Gianna Smith, who scored 16 points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Overland's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Destiny Moore, who scored 13 points along with four steals. Michaela Halton was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with three steals.
Arapahoe has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season. As for Overland, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-8.
Arapahoe will head out on the road to square off against Grandview at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Arapahoe is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 53 points per game this season. As for Overland, they will head out on the road to square off against Cherry Creek at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Overland focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 22 on Wednesday.
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