The Smoky Hill Buffaloes will take on the Eaglecrest Raptors at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Smoky Hill will bounce into Saturday's contest after beating Cherry Creek, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Smoky Hill enjoyed a cozy 69-55 victory over Cherry Creek on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Eaglecrest came tearing into Wednesday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took down the Wolves 81-64. Given the Raptors' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked third, while the Wolves are ranked 57th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Eaglecrest pushed their record up to 12-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Smoky Hill, the victory got them back to even at 7-7.
Smoky Hill came out on top in a nail-biter against Eaglecrest in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, sneaking past 52-49. Will Smoky Hill repeat their success, or does Eaglecrest have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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