After a string of ten wins, Horizon's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They lost to the Chaparral Wolverines at home by a 84-69 margin. If the Hawks were looking for revenge after losing 77-62 to them when the teams met, then they'll just have to keep looking.
02/05/25 vs Chaparral | 20 |
02/04/25 @ Skyline | 24 |
01/31/25 vs Fairview | 15 |
01/28/25 vs Mead | 23 |
01/24/25 @ Legacy | 21 |
Despite the loss, Horizon saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Noah Sokolowski dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten boards. The match was Sokolowski's seventh in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Kaden Northrup, who posted 12 points and seven assists.
Chaparral got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Luke Howery out in front who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 12 assists. Those 12 assists gave Howery a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Christian Williams, who went 8 for 12 en route to 20 points.
Horizon's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 16-3. As for Chaparral, the win (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 15-3.
Horizon and Chaparral should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Colorado Rankings. Horizon (ranked 12th) will meet Centaurus (ranked 140th) at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Horizon will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. Meanwhile, Chaparral will challenge Heritage at 7:00 p.m. on Friday up 58 places (4 vs. 62). Horizon is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 66.6 points per game this season.
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