The Dakota Ridge Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Green Mountain Rams at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Dakota Ridge comes in on four and Green Mountain on three.
On Saturday, Dakota Ridge earned a 54-46 victory over Rocky Mountain. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 40th, while the Lobos are ranked 156th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Green Mountain was able to grind out a solid win over Mountain Range on Saturday, taking the game 77-68.
Green Mountain's win came from a few key players Dakota Ridge will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Simon Lunsford, who went 6 for 13 on his way to 18 points and eight rebounds. Those eight boards gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Swanson, who went 7 of 12 en route to 16 points.
Green Mountain's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-7. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.1 points per game. As for Dakota Ridge, their win bumped their record up to 8-5.
Dakota Ridge couldn't quite finish off Green Mountain in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 and fell 62-59. Can Dakota Ridge avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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