If the Wheat Ridge Farmers were feeling good off their 47-26 takedown of the Alameda Pirates last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Wheat Ridge was outmatched by Green Mountain at home and fell 63-22. Wheat Ridge was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 41-5.
Gianna Bergren was Wheat Ridge's leading scorer, having posted nine points.
Ella Valdez took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with three assists.
Leading Green Mountain to victory were Kantyn Pearson and Peyton Bennett. Pearson scored eight points along with five rebounds and five steals, while Bennett scored ten points along with six steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Bennett has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Peyton Coil, who scored eight points along with four steals.
Wheat Ridge has traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last 12 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-11 record this season. As for Green Mountain, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
Wheat Ridge will head out on the road to challenge Bear Creek at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Bear Creekpresents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Wheat Ridge in Colorado (Bear Creek is ranked 110th, while Wheat Ridge is ranked 223rd). As for Green Mountain, they will be playing in front of their home fans against D'Evelyn at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Green Mountain is also coming in off of a big victory, so somebody is in for a big reversal of fortune.
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