Roaring Fork is 10-0 against Olathe since January of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. Having just played yesterday, the Roaring Fork Rams will head out on the road to face off against the Olathe Pirates at 3:00 p.m. Roaring Fork has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
On Friday, everything came up roses for Roaring Fork against Cedaredge as the team secured a 67-33 win. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 115th, while the Bruins are ranked 293rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
01/17/25 vs Cedaredge | 6 |
12/12/24 @ Weld Central | 5 |
02/23/24 vs Cedaredge | 5 |
01/16/24 @ Grand Valley | 4 |
01/26/24 @ North Fork | 4 |
Lucas Carballeira and Kiko Pena were among the main playmakers for Roaring Fork as the former went 6 for 14 on his way to 18 points and three steals and the latter almost dropped a double-double on nine points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Pena a new career-high in steals (six). Another player making a difference was Sam Brennan, who posted six points and three steals.
Roaring Fork smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive boards in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Olathe didn't have quite enough to beat Meeker on Friday and fell 59-57. The Pirates haven't had much luck with the Cowboys recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Roaring Fork is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.4 points per game. As for Olathe, their loss dropped their record down to 6-5.
Everything came up roses for Roaring Fork against Olathe when the teams last played back in February of 2024, as the squad secured a 73-38 victory. Does Roaring Fork have another victory up their sleeve, or will Olathe turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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