The Hinkley Thunder are taking a road trip to take on the Montbello Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hinkley is looking for their season's first win.
Hinkley is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Denver North on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Hinkley was dealt an 81-40 loss at the hands of Denver North. While losing is never fun, the Thunder can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 332nd, while the Vikings are ranked 150th).
Defeat or not, Hinkley got some senior leadership from Marques Yarbough and Malachi Holden. Yarbough went 5 of 12 en route to 12 points and seven rebounds, while Holden went 6 for 9 on his way to 13 points and five boards.
Meanwhile, Montbello took a blow against Thomas Jefferson on Friday, falling 69-38.
Hinkley's loss dropped their record down to 0-14. As for Montbello, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-15.
Hinkley ended up a good deal behind Montbello in their previous meeting on Monday, losing 70-54. Can Hinkley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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