The Poudre Impalas just played yesterday, but they’ll still head out to face the Erie Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Poudre has struggled recently with six losses in a row, while Erie will arrive with three straight victories.
Poudre came into this matchup off a tough 23-point defeat on Tuesday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Lutheran by a score of 45-42 on Thursday. On the bright side, the 42- point performance marked the Impalas’ highest-scoring game to date.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Erie duked it out with Lutheran on Tuesday. The Tigers came out on top against the Lions by a score of 39-31.
Poudre better keep an eye on Juliet Slater. She was instrumental in Erie’s win, going 5-for-10 en route to 17 points along with five boards and three steals. The dominant performance also gave Slater a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (67%). Addison Greenlee was another key player, putting up 13 points.
Erie’s win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Poudre, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Poudre came up short against Erie when the teams last played back in December of 2024, falling 35-29. Can the Impalas avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We’ll find out soon enough.
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