Basketball Game Preview: Roaring Fork Rams vs. Olathe Pirates

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Previous Games

01/18/25 - Away	82-61 W
02/20/24 - Neutral	73-38 W
02/09/24 - Home	81-33 W
01/19/24 - Away	90-52 W
02/21/23 - Home	66-39 W
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Roaring Fork has gone 10-0 against Olathe recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Roaring Fork Rams will welcome the Olathe Pirates at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

On Tuesday, Roaring Fork was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 54-53 to Coal Ridge.

Meanwhile, Olathe came up short against Cedaredge on Friday and fell 66-55.

Roaring Fork will have to keep a close watch on Elijah Gordon and Isaiah Gordon, a pair of players who had a big impact on Olathe's prior game. Elijah went 5 of 9 en route to 13 points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals, while Isaiah posted 27 points and four steals. That was a full 49.1% of Olathe's points, marking the seventh time in a row he's scored more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Wyatt Patterson, who put up five points and nine boards.

Roaring Fork's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-5. As for Olathe, their defeat was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 8-9.

Roaring Fork took their victory against Olathe when the teams last played back in January by a conclusive 82-61. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Gordon, who went 9 for 22 on his way to 28 points and three steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Roaring Fork still be able to contain Gordon? There's only one way to find out.