The Greeley Central Wildcats will challenge the Severance Silver Knights at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
Greeley Central is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Mountain View on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Greeley Central lost 75-49 to Mountain View. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 275th, while the Mountain Lions are ranked 134th).
Meanwhile, Severance came tearing into Tuesday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 31.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took their game with ease, bagging a 67-21 win over the Grizzlies. With the Silver Knights ahead 36-8 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Severance's win came from a few key players Greeley Central will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Blake Varney, who went 6 for 9 on his way to 16 points. Another player making a difference was Brett Varney, who posted eight points and ten rebounds.
Severance smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since back in January of 2024.
This is the second loss in a row for Greeley Central and nudges their season record down to 4-8. As for Severance, their victory bumped their record up to 9-5.
Greeley Central couldn't quite finish off Severance in their previous meeting back in February of 2022 and fell 71-69. Can Greeley Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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