Basketball Game Preview: Roaring Fork Rams vs. Cedaredge Bruins

The Roaring Fork Rams will head out to take on the Cedaredge Bruins at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Roaring Fork knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Cedaredge likes a good challenge.

Last Tuesday, Roaring Fork strolled past Meeker with points to spare, taking the game 61-46. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 113th, while the Cowboys are ranked 275th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Lucas Carballeira

Points

02/11/25 @ Meeker	17
02/08/25 vs Gunnison	18
02/07/25 vs Olathe	16

Roaring Fork's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Lucas Carballeira led the charge by putting up 17 points in addition to five assists and three steals. The game was Carballeira's third in a row with at least 16 points. Kiko Pena was another key player, almost dropping a double-double with 12 points and nine rebounds.

Meanwhile, Cedaredge played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 68-42 to Meeker. The Bruins have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Roaring Fork has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.5 points over those games. As for Cedaredge, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-12.

Everything came up roses for Roaring Fork against Cedaredge in their previous matchup back in January, as the team secured a 67-33 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Roaring Fork since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.