It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Eagles duke it out with the Hawks at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Gilpin County has struggled recently with 36 defeats in a row, while SkyView Academy will arrive with six straight victories.
Gilpin County is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Clear Creek on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Gilpin County lost 53-30 to Clear Creek.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for SkyView Academy against Dawson School on Friday as the team secured a 78-29 win. The Hawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 24 points or more this season.
SkyView Academy pushed their record up to 12-3 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.9 points over those games. As for Gilpin County, their loss dropped their record down to 0-16.
Gilpin County took a serious blow against SkyView Academy in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 86-12. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Gilpin County was down 42-2.
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