Two dominant guards in Karsyn Huss and Kennedy Kerr are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Caliche Buffaloes will head out on the road to take on the Wiggins Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Caliche has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while Wiggins will arrive with four straight wins.
On Saturday, Caliche was the victim of a tough 65-44 defeat at the hands of Briggsdale. While losing is never fun, Caliche can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 126th, while Briggsdale is ranked 40th).
Wiggins has not done well against Wray recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Wiggins slipped by Wray 38-37. Winning is a bit easier when you outrebound your opponent 17 to 6 on the offensive boards, as Wiggins did.
Tyleigh Fehseke had a dynamite game for Wiggins, scoring 12 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Fehseke has scored all season. Riley Hunt was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with 14 rebounds and two steals.
Caliche's defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 10-9. As for Wiggins, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 11-8 record this season.
Caliche was able to grind out a solid victory over Wiggins when the teams last played on February 3rd, winning 57-48. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Hunt, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 13 rebounds. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Caliche still be able to contain Hunt? There's only one way to find out.
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