Basketball Game Preview: Boulder Panthers vs. Horizon Hawks

The Boulder Panthers will be taking part in a tournament against the Horizon Hawks at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.

Boulder is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Summit 96-37 on Monday.

Cole Morrow

Steals

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Boulder got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Cole Morrow out in front who went 10 of 21 on his way to 31 points and six rebounds. Morrow is also crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Lake Smith was another key player, going 6 for 12 on his way to 14 points in addition to eight boards and six assists.

Meanwhile, Horizon had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They blew past the Eagles, posting a 68-32 victory. That looming 68-32 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Hawks yet this season.

Boulder better focus on containing Boaz Wisne and Aiden Greene as the pair were huge in Horizon's win. Wisne almost dropped a double-double on 24 points and nine rebounds, while Greene dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds. Those 11 boards gave Greene a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Marsh, who posted seven points and four steals.

Horizon's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Boulder, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.

Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Boulder hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 69.2 points per game. However, it's not like Horizon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 59 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.

Boulder came up short against Horizon in their previous meeting back in January, falling 70-59. Can Boulder avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.