Basketball Recap: Wheat Ridge Drops Season-High Score on Northglenn

Farmers

Team Score

01/14/25 @ Northglenn	74
12/10/24 vs Lakewood	68
12/14/24 @ Glenwood Springs	67
12/12/24 vs Basalt	65
12/05/24 @ Adams City	61

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Wheat Ridge). They had just enough and edged the Northglenn Norsemen out 74-72. The win was some much needed relief for the Farmers as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.

Wheat Ridge's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Isaac Mccune, who almost dropped a double-double on 28 points and nine assists. The dominant performance gave Mccune a new career-high in points. Isaiah Rainalter also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.

Mccune wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Wheat Ridge was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

When it comes to explaining why Northglenn lost on Tuesday, don't look at Braxton Dykstra. Despite the final result, he went 6 for 14 on his way to 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Scrivani, who posted 12 points.

The win got Wheat Ridge back to even at 5-5. As for Northglenn, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-7.

Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Prairie View the next time they take the court. Wheat Ridge will host Prairie View at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, while Northglenn will host them at 7:00 p.m. on January 21st.