The Florence Huskies were the 54-48 winner over the Buena Vista Demons when they last played one another back in February, but their luck changed this time around. Florence fell just short of Buena Vista by a score of 54-51. While losing is never fun, Florence can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 260th, while Buena Vista is ranked 37th).
Florence's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Gage Goodall, who scored 16 points along with 9 rebounds and 3 steals. Goodall scored a full 31.4% of Florence's points, the second time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Garrett Royer, who scored 13 points along with 5 rebounds and 4 steals.
Buena Vista's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Qwyntin Barnthouse led the charge by dropping a double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Kaden Schell, who scored 12 points along with 4 steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Florence and nudges their season record down to 0-2. As for Buena Vista, the win makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Florence will square off against Pueblo Centennial at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Pueblo Centennial focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 26 on Saturday. As for Buena Vista, they will head out on the road to face off against Gunnison at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
