The Castle View Sabercats will head out on the road to face off against the Douglas County Huskies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Castle View has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
On Wednesday, Castle View lost to Chaparral at home by a 80-62 margin. While losing is never fun, the Sabercats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 90th, while the Wolverines are ranked third).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Douglas County). They were the clear victor by a 73-51 margin over Ponderosa on Tuesday. The win continues a trend for the Huskies in their matchups with the Mustangs: they've now won nine in a row.
Castle View better focus on containing Roman Saiz and Gavin Dale as the pair were huge in Douglas County's win. Saiz posted 21 points, while Dale went 7-for-17 to rack up 23 points. Douglas County is 3-1 when Dale posts 15 or more points, but 3-13 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Henry Shoemaker, who put up eight points.
Castle View's loss dropped their record down to 8-13. As for Douglas County, their victory bumped their record up to 6-14.
Castle View came up short against Douglas County in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 62-49. Can Castle View avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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