The Englewood Pirates will face off against the Lotus School For Excellence Meteors at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Tuesday, Englewood came up short against Platte Canyon and fell 64-56.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lotus School For Excellence). They claimed a resounding 83-13 victory over Cripple Creek-Victor. The win was familiar territory for the Meteors, who have now won seven matchups in a row.
Lotus School For Excellence found their leader in sophomore Azaraya Regassa, who made all 8 shots he took for 16 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Regassa has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Abinabi Goitom, who posted eight points and eight rebounds.
Lotus School For Excellence was working as a unit and finished the game with 31 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Englewood's loss dropped their record down to 9-12. As for Lotus School For Excellence, their victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-3.
Everything went Englewood's way against Lotus School For Excellence in their previous meeting back in December of 2019, as Englewood made off with a 68-47 win. In that contest, Englewood amassed a halftime lead of 39-17, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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