Preview: Fossil Ridge SaberCats vs. Poudre Impalas
Fossil Ridge is 9-1 against Poudre since January of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Fossil Ridge SaberCats will look to defend their home court against the Poudre Impalas at 7:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Fossil Ridge's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Poudre has been banged up by six consecutive losses on the road.
Last Tuesday, Fossil Ridge strolled past Northglenn with points to spare, taking the game 55-38. Given Fossil Ridge's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 35th, while Northglenn is ranked 194th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Poudre was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 51-47 to Horizon.
The match pitted two dominant forwards against one another in Luke Foster and Brady Greene. Greene had a great game and dropped a double-double on 21 points and 13 rebounds. Meanwhile, Foster did his best for the losing side, scoring 11 points along with eight rebounds and two blocks.
Fossil Ridge's win bumped their record up to 15-7. As for Poudre, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost 11 of their last 13 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-17 record this season.
Everything went Fossil Ridge's way against Poudre when the teams last played back in February of 2023 as Fossil Ridge made off with a 76-51 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Poudre's Silas McCurnin, who scored 32 points. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be that much easier for Fossil Ridge to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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