The Longmont Trojans will head out on the road to square off against the Silver Creek Raptors at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Longmont fought the good fight in their overtime game against Erie on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 58-51 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tigers.
Meanwhile, Silver Creek played a tough matchup on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against Legacy, falling 68-38. While losing is never fun, the Raptors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 150th, while the Lightning are ranked 37th).
Silver Creek has also been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which has put a noticeable dent in their 9-10 record this season. As for Longmont, they dropped their record down to 13-7 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Longmont and Silver Creek were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, but Longmont came up empty-handed after a 57-56 loss. Thankfully for Longmont, Ashoka Surkhang (who went 9 of 14 en route to 27 points) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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