ThunderRidge is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Broomfield is on a seven-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The ThunderRidge Grizzlies will take on the Broomfield Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Winning is just a little bit easier when you work as a team to rack up eight more assists than your opponent, a fact ThunderRidge proved on Friday. They strolled past Mountain Vista with points to spare, taking the game 50-32.
ThunderRidge's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ben Kayser-cochran led the charge by scoring 15 points along with six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Candace "CC" Baker, who scored 11 points along with five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Broomfield put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They breezed by Fairview on the road to the tune of 53-26. Given Broomfield's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 27th, while Fairview is ranked 139th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Olivia Kim and Desirae Martinez were among the main playmakers for Broomfield as the former scored 12 points and the latter scored 12 points. Another player making a difference was Paige Gilpatrick, who scored seven points.
ThunderRidge has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for Broomfield, their win bumped their record up to 19-4.
ThunderRidge strolled past Broomfield in their previous matchup back in December of 2015 by a score of 55-38. Will ThunderRidge repeat their success, or does Broomfield have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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