Basketball Recap: Eagle Valley Now 6-2 over Last Eight Games

Roaring Fork came into Saturday's match looking for another win against Eagle Valley, but Brian Fontana wouldn't allow it. The Eagle Valley Devils took down the Roaring Fork Rams 77-63 on Saturday thanks to Fontana, who went 8-for-17 on his way to 20 points along with eight boards and five assists. He is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in each of the last nine games he's played.

Malachi Barros

Steals (Career)

02/22/25 @ Roaring Fork	6
01/06/24 vs Skyview	5
02/18/25 vs Glenwood Springs	4
02/20/25 @ Battle Mountain	3
02/06/25 @ Glenwood Springs	3

Malachi Barros was another key player, putting up five points and six steals. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in steals.

When it comes to explaining why Roaring Fork lost, don't look at Kiko Pena. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double with 11 points and 16 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucas Carballeira, who posted 16 points.

Eagle Valley has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.1 points over those games. Roaring Fork's defeat dropped their record down to 15-6.

Eagle Valley and Roaring Fork are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Eagle Valley will challenge Falcon at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Eagle Valley's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five games. As for Roaring Fork, they will take on Grand Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Grand Valley will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Roaring Fork surely won't give up without a fight.