Eaton hasn't had much luck against Sterling recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Eaton Reds will face off against the Sterling Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Sterling will be up against a hot Eaton team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Eaton enjoyed a cozy 59-40 victory over Fort Morgan on Tuesday. Given the Reds' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 119th, while the Mustangs are ranked 240th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Sterling got the win against Weld Central on Tuesday by a conclusive 58-37. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
Sterling is also on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.4 points per game. As for Eaton, the win got them back to even at 8-8.
Eaton came up short against Sterling in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 68-63. Can Eaton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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