The Wheat Ridge Farmers will challenge the Pomona Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with 12 consecutive losses for Wheat Ridge and nine for Pomona.
Wheat Ridge is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Standley Lake on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Wheat Ridge was beaten by Standley Lake 51-12. The Farmers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 36-5.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 65-13, which was the final score in Pomona's tilt against Golden on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 309th, while the Demons are ranked 71st).
Pomona's defeat dropped their record down to 2-12. As for Wheat Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 1-12.
Wheat Ridge was taken down by Pomona 47-19 in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Can Wheat Ridge avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
