Idalia comes up short despite Tarek Glanz's strong performance

By Team Reports Mar 17, 2024, 8:01am

Recap: Idalia Wolves vs. Flatirons Academy Bison

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Idalia can now relate to. They took a 69-60 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Flatirons Academy Bison on Friday. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.

Despite the loss, Idalia still got an impressive performance from Tarek Glanz, who scored 28 points along with six rebounds and two steals. That was a full 46.7% of Idalia's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Kale Morris was another key contributor, scoring 20 points along with six rebounds.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Flatirons Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Pistol Chavez, who scored 24 points along with six rebounds and two steals. Another player making a difference was Jude Meyer, who scored 23 points.

This is the second loss in a row for Idalia and nudges their season record down to 19-7. As for Flatirons Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season.

Idalia does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Flatirons Academy, they and Sierra Grande will face off at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Flatirons Academy is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.

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