The Greeley Central Wildcats will face off against the Berthoud Spartans at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Greeley Central fought the good fight in their overtime game against Longmont on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 51-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Trojans. That's two games in a row now that the Wildcats have lost by exactly eight points.
Meanwhile, Berthoud came up short against Northridge on Friday and fell 44-31. The contest marked the Spartans' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Berthoud's defeat was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 10-5. As for Greeley Central, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-6.
Greeley Central lost to Berthoud at home by a decisive 59-44 margin in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Berthoud's Avery Pfohl, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and ten boards. Now that Greeley Central knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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