Basketball Recap: Brilee Jensen's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Coal Ridge over Palisade

After flying high against Aspen last Saturday, Coal Ridge came back down to earth. The Coal Ridge Titans fell 47-38 to the Palisade Bulldogs on Tuesday. The Titans have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.

Brilee Jensen

Points (Career)

02/18/25 @ Palisade	16
01/17/25 vs Basalt	15
01/21/25 @ Grand Valley	13
02/13/25 vs Rifle	10
02/04/25 vs Roaring Fork	9

Coal Ridge lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Brilee Jensen, who went 7-for-15 to rack up 16 points and seven rebounds. Those 16 points gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Reese Elder, who posted 12 points and five boards.

Even though they lost, Coal Ridge smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 19 offensive boards in three consecutive games.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Palisade to victory, but perhaps none more so than Delaney Wright, who dropped a double-double with 12 points and 23 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Mady Bavor, who went 6-for-14 en route to 14 points in addition to eight boards and three steals.

Coal Ridge now has a losing record of 10-11. As for Palisade, their record is now 13-9.

Looking ahead, Coal Ridge will face off against Moffat County at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Palisade, they will take on Grand Junction Central at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.