Meridian is 2-8 against Boise since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Meridian Warriors are taking a road trip to challenge the Boise Brave at 7:30 p.m.
Meridian is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game on Tuesday. They took a 55-37 bruising from Kuna. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Idaho basketball rankings (they are ranked 90th, while the Kavemen are ranked 35th).
Meanwhile, Boise had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.7 points) and they went ahead and made it eight on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 55-33 margin over the Golden Eagles. The Brave have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 22 points or more this season.
Boise is also on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.6 points per game. As for Meridian, their loss dropped their record down to 3-17.
Meridian was taken down by Boise 57-16 in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. Thankfully for Meridian, Avery Howell (who posted 14 points along with seven rebounds and five assists) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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