Colorado High School Basketball - Rifle thwarted by Grand Junction
January 9, 2024: Rifle, CO 81650 The Rifle Bears basketball team (Rifle, CO), dropped 46-38 in Tuesday's non-league battle with the visiting Grand Junction Tigers (Grand Junction, CO)
The Tigers now possess a 4-6 record. They put it on the line next when they host Palisade for a non-league battle on Saturday, January 13. Grand Junction will confront a Bulldogs team coming off a 47-32 non-league loss to Montrose (Montrose, CO). The Bulldogs record now stands at 9-4.
The Bears (3-9) will now prepare for their battle against Basalt (Basalt, CO). The Longhorns come into the 4A Western Slope battle with a 1-10 record. In their last battle, Basalt dropped by Battle Mountain (Edwards, CO), 47-27, in a non-league battle.