Winters hasn't had much luck against Colusa recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Winters Warriors will be playing in front of their home fans against the Colusa RedHawks at 7:00 p.m.
Winters came up into this matchup off a tough 33-point loss last Tuesday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Willows by a score of 44-42 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Warriors have suffered since January 10th.
Meanwhile, Colusa beat Willows 57-45 on Tuesday.
Winters better keep an eye on Cade Smith. He was instrumental in Colusa's win, almost dropping a double-double with 16 points and nine boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Emi Guzman, who posted six points in addition to six rebounds and four steals.
Colusa smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 34 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Colusa's victory bumped their record up to 10-15. As for Winters, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-10.
Winters came up short against Colusa in their previous meeting back in January, falling 62-56. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Colusa's Jace MacKaben, who dropped a double-double with 16 points and 16 boards. Now that Winters knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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