Preview: Roaring Fork Rams vs. Peyton Panthers
The Roaring Fork Rams will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Peyton Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on March 1st. Hopefully Roaring Fork focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 13 on Saturday.
Roaring Fork and Meeker squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but sadly Roaring Fork had to settle for second. They took a 56-49 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cowboys. Roaring Fork has struggled against Meeker recently, as their contest on Saturday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Lucas Carballeira, who scored 12 points along with seven rebounds. Noel Richardson was another key contributor, scoring 14 points.
Meanwhile, Peyton came tearing into Friday's match with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24 points) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against Fountain Valley as Peyton made off with a 59-36 win. Winning is a bit easier when you work as a team to rack up eight more assists than your opponent, as Peyton did.
Peyton got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Ayden Breese out in front who scored 17 points along with seven rebounds and two blocks. Breese hasn't dropped below two blocks for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Michael Perry, who scored 20 points along with two steals.
Roaring Fork's defeat dropped their record down to 11-11. As for Peyton, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season.
Friday's matchup is shaping up to be a masterclass in shooting: Roaring Fork have been dynamite from deep this season, having made 42.3% of their threes per game. However, it's not like Peyton struggles in that department as they've made 41.8% of their threes this season. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
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