The Horizon Hawks will take on the Erie Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Horizon is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 66.7 points per game this season.
Erie will be up against a hot Horizon team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Horizon took down Longmont 50-35 on Tuesday. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 11th, while the Trojans are ranked 63rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Noah Sokolowski
| 02/18/25 @ Longmont | 21 |
| 02/11/25 vs Frederick | 20 |
| 02/07/25 @ Centaurus | 15 |
| 02/05/25 vs Chaparral | 20 |
| 02/04/25 @ Skyline | 24 |
| + 5 more games |
Horizon found their leader in sophomore Noah Sokolowski, who dropped a double-double with 21 points and 16 rebounds. Sokolowski's evening made it ten games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. Boaz Wisne was another key player, dropping a double-double with ten points and ten boards.
Horizon smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive boards in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Erie came up short against Brighton on Thursday and fell 63-54. While the Tigers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Bulldogs 14-10 in the first quarter.
Horizon's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-3. As for Erie, their loss dropped their record down to 12-10.
Horizon beat Erie 57-48 in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Will Horizon repeat their success, or does Erie have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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