The Horizon Hawks struggled with assists on Wednesday (the Highlands Ranch Falcons had 13 more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Horizon had to suffer through a rough 83-50 loss at the hands of Highlands Ranch. Horizon has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Horizon's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Brady Greene, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 rebounds. Those 11 rebounds set a new season-high mark for him. Alex Mccollum was another key contributor, scoring 14 points along with eight rebounds and three steals.
Highlands Ranch's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Luke Bakken, who scored 13 points along with six rebounds and six steals. Bakken is absolutely dominating the steal category: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Payton TerEick, who scored 14 points along with seven assists and six rebounds.
Horizon now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Highlands Ranch, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Horizon and Chaparral will face off at 7:00 p.m. on December 19th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Hopefully Chaparral focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up nine last Saturday. Highlands Ranch will be home for the holidays to greet Littleton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Littleton focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 last Saturday.
