Wheat Ridge has gone a perfect 10-0 against Conifer recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Farmers will venture away from home to square off against the Lobos at 6:30 p.m. Wheat Ridge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.3 points per game this season.
Having struggled with 13 losses in a row, Wheat Ridge turned things around against Littleton on Saturday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Lions 75-39. With the Farmers ahead 35-14 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Marcus Luzayadio
| 01/31/26 vs Littleton | 5 |
| 12/09/25 @ Lakewood | 3 |
| 01/25/25 vs Greeley West | 3 |
| 01/05/26 @ Mullen | 2 |
| 12/16/25 @ Skyline | 2 |
Wheat Ridge relied on the efforts of Marcus Luzayadio, who posted 18 points along with five assists and three steals, and Leif Wilson, who shot 80% from the field en route to 18 points. Those five assists gave Luzayadio a new career-high. Ryker Bernier was another key player, putting up six points and nine rebounds.
They weren't the only ones working in the assist department: Wheat Ridge was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Conifer was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They took a 44-36 hit to the loss column at the hands of Golden. While losing is never fun, the Lobos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 253rd, while the Demons are ranked 71st).
Conifer's loss dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Wheat Ridge, their win was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 3-15.
Wheat Ridge strolled past Conifer when the teams last played back in February of 2025 by a score of 68-50. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was the Lobos' Isaac Pratt, who went 8-for-18 to rack up 19 points and six boards. Now that he won't be playing on Wednesday, will it be easier for the Farmers to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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