If Poudre was feeling good fresh off their 61-37 takedown of Greeley West last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Poudre Impalas took a 48-42 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Loveland Red Wolves. While losing is never fun, the Impalas can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 172nd, while the Red Wolves are ranked 37th).
| 01/10/25 vs Loveland | 13 |
| 01/07/25 @ Greeley West | 9 |
| 01/04/25 @ Timnath | 8 |
| 12/21/24 vs Vista Ridge | 8 |
| 12/17/24 @ Wellington | 13 |
When it comes to explaining why Poudre lost on Friday, don't look at Luke Foster. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 14 points and 13 rebounds. Foster has been hot for a while, having posted eight or more boards the last 20 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jack Giard, who posted 13 points and seven rebounds.
Even though they lost, Poudre smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in three consecutive matchups.
Loveland found their leader in sophomore Jax Poole, who went 6 of 9 on his way to 16 points in addition to six assists and three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Poole has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Nic Rakowsky, who went 5 of 7 on his way to 15 points.
Poudre now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Loveland, their record is now 8-2.
Poudre will square off against Windsor at 7:30 p.m. on January 17th. As for Loveland, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 72-66 victory against Thompson Valley on the 11th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
