The Fairview Knights pushed their score all the way to 63 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 78-63 bruising from Broomfield. Fairview was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Broomfield apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in February of 2023.
Fairview lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Bekkem Kritza, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 13 rebounds. That was a full 39.7% of Fairview's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Owen Foster, who scored 14 points along with six assists.
Broomfield got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Shyya Martinez out in front who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 assists. Andrew Effland was another key contributor, scoring 18 points along with two steals.
Fairview's defeat dropped their record down to 13-10. As for Broomfield, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 17-6.
Fairview will square off against Mountain Vista at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Mountain Vista knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past 11 matchups -- so hopefully Fairview likes a good challenge. As for Broomfield, they will head out on the road to square off against Overland at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Broomfield is coming into the game with four straight wins on the road, so Overland will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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