The Centaurus Warriors will welcome the Monarch Coyotes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Centaurus is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Skyline: they outscored them in every quarter. Centaurus enjoyed a cozy 56-39 victory over Skyline on Tuesday.
Sam Esposito had an outrageously good game as he went 8-for-13 on his way to 24 points. Thanks to that strong game, he now owns an excellent 40.7% three-point shooting accuracy. Jt Falzone was another key player, putting up eight points and three steals.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Monarch). They snuck past Silver Creek with an 83-78 win on Tuesday. Given the Coyotes' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while the Raptors are ranked 153rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Centaurus better keep an eye on Logan Laverty. He was instrumental in Monarch's win, going 10-for-15 en route to 28 points and five steals. Laverty is becoming a predictor of Monarch's success: when he posts at least five steals the team is 6-1 (and 7-8 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan Ehrnstrom, who went 7-for-12 to rack up 17 points.
Monarch was working as a unit and finished the game with 25 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since the start of last season.
Monarch is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.0 points over those games. Centaurus' record is now 9-13.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Centaurus has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 22.5 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Monarch struggles in that department as they've been averaging 22.6 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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