While it was all tied up 13-13 at halftime, the Wheat Ridge Farmers were not quite the Greeley West Spartans's equal in the second half on Monday. Wheat Ridge fell just short of Greeley West by a score of 30-27. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat Wheat Ridge has suffered yet this season.
Wheat Ridge's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Gianna Bergren, who scored 12 points along with six rebounds and three steals. Bergren is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last three games she's played.
Even though they lost, Wheat Ridge smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Greeley West only pulled down an offensive rebound.
Greeley West can attribute much of their success to Niyat Teame, who scored two points along with five rebounds and two steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Wheat Ridge and nudges their season record down to 6-4. As for Greeley West, their victory ended a 11-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-6.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Wheat Ridge will square off against Pomona at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopefully Pomona focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 39 last Friday. As for Greeley West, they will head out on the road to face off against Mead at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Mead presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Greeley West in Colorado (Mead is ranked 19th, while Greeley West is ranked 224th).
