Rocky Mountain lost to Fort Collins back in January, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Friday. The Rocky Mountain Lobos walked away with a 60-49 win over the Fort Collins Lambkins.
Peyton Matkin
| 01/31/25 vs Fort Collins | 71% |
| 01/14/25 @ Greeley West | 70% |
| 02/13/24 @ Mountain Range | 64% |
| 01/19/24 vs Brighton | 58% |
| 12/13/24 vs Douglas County | 56% |
Rocky Mountain's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Peyton Matkin led the charge by going 5 of 7 on his way to 14 points and five rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Matkin a new career-high in field goal percentage (71%). Mateo Valencia was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Fort Collins lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Brady Boros, who posted seven points and three steals. Boros also put up a block, which washis first of the season. Another player making a difference was Henry Peterson, who scored nine points and seven boards.
Rocky Mountain is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.0 points over those games. As for Fort Collins, their defeat was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 4-13.
Rocky Mountain wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, an 87-32 victory against Greeley West on the 7th. As for Fort Collins, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 50-47 loss against Fossil Ridge on the 4th.
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