Two dominant guards in Morgan Ives and Santana Sabus are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Horizon Hawks will take on the Ralston Valley Mustangs at TBD on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Horizon sitting on 15 straight victories and Ralston Valley on three.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Horizon had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They walked away with a 62-50 victory over the Golden Eagles. Given Horizon's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked seventh, while Mountain Vista is ranked 66th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Natalie Thornton continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 21 points along with five rebounds and three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points she has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Madyn Kassatly, who scored 14 points along with eight rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, Ralston Valley had just enough and edged Chaparral out 33-30 on Tuesday.
Horizon's victory was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 22-2. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.9 points per game. As for Ralston Valley, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season.
Horizon lost to Ralston Valley on the road by a decisive 44-28 margin in their previous matchup back in February of 2023. Thankfully for Horizon, Elyssa Cardella (who scored 18 points) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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