Basketball Recap: Mitchell Comes Up Short

Mitchell extended their losing streak to seven on Thursday, dropping them down to 2-19. They had to suffer through a 65-17 loss at the hands of the Falcon Falcons. While losing is never fun, the Marauders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 308th, while the Falcons are ranked 89th).

Isabella Wilkinson

Rebounds

02/12/26 @ Falcon	8
02/10/26 vs Sierra	17
02/05/26 vs The Classical Academy	13
02/03/26 @ Elizabeth	12
02/02/26 vs Pueblo Centennial	14
+ 6 more games

Several Marauders players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Isabella Wilkinson, who posted eight points and eight rebounds. Wilkinson is on a roll when it comes to boards, as she's now pulled down eight or more in each of the last 11 games she's played. Another player making a difference was Jessica Romero, who put up six points.

As for Falcon, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.0 points over those games.

Falcon was led to victory by Amelia Avdem and Cobelyn Wiesner. Avdem dropped a double-double with 23 points and ten steals, while Wiesner shot 52% from the field en route to 28 points and four steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Wiesner has scored at least a third of the Falcons' points. The team also got some help courtesy of Bella Blaisdell, who scored two points in addition to seven rebounds and five steals.

Mitchell didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 36-29 victory against Alameda on the 18th. As for Falcon, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 59-26 win against Mesa Ridge on the 20th.