Wheat Ridge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 20th straight defeat. They were beaten by the D'Evelyn Jaguars 68-15. While losing is never fun, the Farmers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 316th, while the Jaguars are ranked 54th).
Wheat Ridge got a good chunk of their points from the dynamic duo of Kailey Mason and Julie Jackson, who each put up four points. Sky Copeland held things down on the boards with six rebounds.
Lyla Nagy had a dynamite game for D'Evelyn, going 9-for-10 on her way to 20 points and three steals. What's more, Nagy also posted a 90% shooting accuracy, which is the highest she's posted since back in February of 2024. Another player making a difference was Colleen Monahan, who went 6-for-13 en route to 15 points along with five assists and four steals.
Wheat Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 1-20. As for D'Evelyn, their win was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 18-2.
When Wheat Ridge and D'Evelyn next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Wheat Ridge will try to stop Green Mountain's 19-game winning streak when the meet at 6:30 p.m. on February 19th. Similarly, D'Evelyn will square off against Standley Lake and their five-game winning streak at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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