Severance is on a six-game streak of home wins, while the Falcons are on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Severance Silver Knights will take on the Skyline Falcons at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Severance stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They blew past Fort Morgan 73-30 on the road. With Severance ahead 44-14 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Severance's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ryan Ewoniuk led the charge by scoring 18 points along with two steals. Brady Varney was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds.
Meanwhile, Skyline really took it to the Cougars for the full four quarters, racking up a 67-33 victory on the road. That 34 point margin sets a new team best for Skyline this season.
Severance has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. As for Skyline, their win bumped their record up to 9-7.
Severance took their win against the Falcons when the teams last played back in January by a conclusive 57-34. Will Severance repeat their success, or do the Falcons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.