Sierra Grande is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Hoehne is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Sierra Grande Panthers will take on the Hoehne Farmers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Sierra Grande narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past La Veta 46-43. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win Sierra Grande has posted against La Veta since February 24, 2018.
Sierra Grande's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Naylani Velasquez led the charge by scoring nine points along with six steals. Yazmin Molina was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on ten points and 12 rebounds.
In what's become a running theme this season, Hoehne gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They breezed by Walsenburg on the road to the tune of 62-13. With Hoehne ahead 36-4 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Sierra Grande has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-9 record this season. As for Hoehne, their win bumped their record up to 16-2.
Sierra Grande was taken down by Hoehne 75-34 in their previous matchup back in February of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Sierra Grande was down 59-28.
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