Greeley Central fought the good fight in their overtime game against Longmont on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 51-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Longmont Trojans. The Wildcats were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Trojans apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in February of 2024.
Despite the loss, Greeley Central still got an impressive performance from Madison Sepeda, who went 6 for 15 on her way to 16 points. That was a full 37.2% of Greeley Central's points, marking the third time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. Leah Archibueque was another key player, putting up eight points.
Longmont can attribute much of their success to Nevaeh Lerit, who went 6 of 8 en route to 15 points and three steals. Those 15 points gave Lerit a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Emory Klish, who put up 11 points and five rebounds.
Greeley Central's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-6. As for Longmont, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-9.
Greeley Central will host Berthoud at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Longmont, they will venture away from home to square off against Legacy at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Legacy is on a five-game streak of home wins, Longmont a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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