The Wellington Eagles will venture away from home to face off against the Severance Silver Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Wellington has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with 39 straight defeats, while Severance will come in with ten straight wins.
Wellington is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Mountain View on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Wellington came up short against Mountain View, falling 70-46. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 331st, while the Mountain Lions are ranked 143rd).
Meanwhile, Severance really took it to Roosevelt for the full four quarters, racking up a 64-32 victory. The Silver Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 23 points or more this season.
Severance's win came from a few key players Wellington will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Blake Varney, who posted 16 points and six rebounds. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in field goal percentage (80%). Christian Powell was another key player, going 7-for-12 to rack up 16 points.
Severance smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 11 consecutive matchups.
Severance's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.3 points over those games. As for Wellington, their loss dropped their record down to 0-20.
Wellington was taken down by Severance 82-20 in their previous matchup back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Powell, who went 7-for-12 on his way to 21 points and three steals. Now that Wellington knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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