Basketball Recap: Basalt Takes a Loss

Basalt was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 73-69 heartbreaker at the hands of the Fort Lupton Bluedevils. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Saturday (62), the Longhorns still had to take the loss.

Elias Schendler

Steals

02/25/25 vs Fort Lupton	5
01/10/25 vs Moffat County	4
12/05/24 vs Grand Valley	4
01/04/25 vs Roaring Fork	3
12/06/24 @ Roaring Fork	3
+ 10 more games

When it comes to explaining why Basalt lost, don't look at Elias Schendler. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double with 31 points and 14 rebounds. Schendler also grabbed five steals, which is notable because Basalt is 4-1 when he posts at least three steals, but 5-12 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Taylor Hays, who went 5-for-8 en route to 12 points in addition to six boards and five assists.

Even though they lost, Basalt was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in four consecutive games.

Mylz Palmer was nothing short of spectacular for Fort Lupton: he went 9-for-18 on his way to 30 points and four steals. The dominant performance gave Palmer a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaiah Garcia, who went 7-for-10 to rack up 16 points and six assists.

Basalt's loss dropped their record down to 9-13. As for Fort Lupton, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season.

Basalt will face off against Steamboat Springs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Basalt has given up an average of 43.8 points per game this season, so hopefully the team got some defensive drills in this week. Fort Lupton does not have any more games scheduled as of now.