The Wellington Eagles will look to defend their home court on Friday against the Brush Beetdiggers at 7:00 p.m. Both teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with 33 consecutive losses dating back to last season for Wellington and three for the Beetdiggers.
Last Tuesday, Wellington was beaten by the Wolverines 75-42. Wellington was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 41-16.
Meanwhile, Brush had to suffer through a rough 85-43 loss at the hands of the Huskies. While losing is never fun, Brush can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 289th, while the Huskies are ranked 68th).
Wellington dropped their record down to 0-14 with that loss, which was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 23.6 points per game. As for Brush, they have not been sharp recently as the team's lost seven of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-13 record this season.
Wellington took a serious blow against the Beetdiggers in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, falling 93-15. The matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Wellington was down 50-5.
