Silver Creek unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They received a blow on Tuesday as they fell 56-42 to the Berthoud Spartans. The Raptors lost against the Spartans in their previous head to head back in December of 2017, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 70-33 score last time.
Several Raptors players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Avery White, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 20 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave White a new career-high in offensive rebounds (eight). Whitney Mcveigh was another key player, earning 14 points in addition to five rebounds and two steals.
Avery Pfohl had an outrageously good game for Berthoud as she dropped a double-double on 22 points and ten rebounds. Pfohl's evening made it nine games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cara Galindo, who went 5 for 9 en route to 10 points plus two steals.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Silver Creek will welcome Fruita Monument at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Berthoud, they and Centaurus are set to duel on Thursday.
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