Basketball Recap: Tuesday's Victory Is Fossil Ridge's Seventh in Last Nine Outings

After losing to Rocky Mountain the last time they met, Fossil Ridge decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Fossil Ridge SaberCats walked away with a 50-41 victory over the Rocky Mountain Lobos on Tuesday. Given the SaberCats' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while the Lobos are ranked 102nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Fossil Ridge's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Carter Gray led the charge by putting up 12 points. Gray also posted a block, marking his first of the season. Malachai Egbuji was another key player, going 5 of 9 en route to 10 points and eight rebounds.

Despite the defeat, Rocky Mountain saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Mateo Valencia posted six points and four steals. Those four steals gave Valencia a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Peyton Matkin, who earned nine points.

Fossil Ridge has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season. As for Rocky Mountain, their loss dropped their record down to 7-10.

Fossil Ridge wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 66-55 win against Loveland on the 31st. Rocky Mountain has also already played their next matchup, a 60-49 victory against Fort Collins on the 31st.