Basketball Game Preview: Fort Collins Lambkins vs. Rocky Mountain Lobos

By Team Reports Feb 14, 2024, 5:51am

Preview: Fort Collins Lambkins vs. Rocky Mountain Lobos

Fort Collins has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Rocky Mountain Lobos at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.

On Tuesday, Fort Collins came up short against Legacy and fell 72-59.

Meanwhile, Rocky Mountain scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They took down Mountain Range 85-69. The victory was familiar territory for Rocky Mountain who now have three in a row.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Rocky Mountain to victory, but perhaps none more so than Daniel Mbadinga, who almost dropped a double-double on 25 points and nine rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Mbadinga has scored all season. Avantae Hood was another key contributor, scoring 18 points along with seven assists and seven rebounds.

Fort Collins' defeat dropped their record down to 14-8. As for Rocky Mountain, their win bumped their record up to 12-10.

Fort Collins was able to grind out a solid victory over Rocky Mountain in their previous meeting back in February of 2023, winning 53-45. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Rocky Mountain's Parker Davis, who scored 19 points. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be that much easier for Fort Collins to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.

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