After both having extra time off, the Douglas County Huskies and the Pine Creek Eagles will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Douglas County has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with five straight defeats, while Pine Creek will come in with seven straight victories.
Douglas County is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Arvada West two weeks ago (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Douglas County had to suffer through a 64-16 loss at the hands of Arvada West. While losing is never fun, the Huskies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 178th, while the Wildcats are ranked 29th).
Douglas County used a three-pronged attack on offense: Natalie Knight, Megan Thorne, and Addison Fitzgerald posted four points each.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Pine Creek over ThunderRidge in every quarter on their way to victory last Saturday. Pine Creek came out on top against ThunderRidge by a score of 41-31. The 41-point effort marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Douglas County better keep an eye on Brooklyn Stewart. She was instrumental in Pine Creek's win, dropping a double-double on 14 points and ten boards. That makes it three consecutive games in which Stewart has scored at least a third of Pine Creek's points. Another player making a difference was Keelin Sills, who posted nine points.
Douglas County's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Pine Creek, their win bumped their record up to 7-0.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Douglas County has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 20.1 boards per game. However, it's not like Pine Creek struggles in that department as they've been averaging 36.6 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Douglas County suffered a grim 45-22 defeat to Pine Creek when the teams last played back in January of 2022. Can Douglas County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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