Columbus hasn't had much luck against Denver recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Columbus Sailors will take on the Denver Cyclones in a holiday battle at at 7:45 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Columbus got their first taste of in-conference action this week and they started things off strong. Everything went their way against Oelwein on Tuesday as Columbus made off with a 66-46 victory.
Meanwhile, Denver had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Raiders, sneaking past 63-61.
Denver pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.3 points per game. As for Columbus, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Columbus came up short against Denver when the teams last played back in January, falling 82-72. Can Columbus avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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