Poudre is 1-9 against Fossil Ridge since January of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Poudre Impalas will head out on the road to square off against the Fossil Ridge SaberCats at 7:00 p.m. Poudre is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses.
Last Tuesday, Poudre was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 51-47 to Horizon. While losing is never fun, Poudre can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 205th, while Horizon is ranked 76th).
Despite the defeat, Poudre had strong showings from Jack Giard, who scored ten points along with five rebounds and two steals, and Luke Foster, who scored 11 points along with eight rebounds and two blocks. Foster hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for nine straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Blake Brewster, who scored six points.
Meanwhile, Fossil Ridge didn't have too much trouble with Northglenn at home on Tuesday as they won 55-38.
Poudre has traveled a rocky road recently having lost 11 of their last 13 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-17 record this season. As for Fossil Ridge, their victory bumped their record up to 15-7.
Poudre might still be hurting after the 76-51 defeat they got from Fossil Ridge in their previous matchup back in February of 2023. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Poudre was down 44-19.
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