Rifle was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost to the Aspen Skiers at home by a 56-41 margin. The Bears were not able to make up for their defeat to the Skiers from their previous meeting back in February.
| 12/06/24 vs Aspen | 6 |
| 12/03/24 @ Roaring Fork | 3 |
| 12/06/23 @ Roaring Fork | 3 |
| 12/01/23 @ Grand Junction Central | 1 |
Rifle lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Alex Gonzalez, who went 6 for 12 on his way to 14 points and six assists. Those six assists gave Gonzalez a new career-high. Adan Medina was another key player, putting up eight points.
Giovanni Seeman went supernova for Aspen, going 10 of 15 on his way to 26 points along with eight boards and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Henry Hurd, who went 5 of 8 on his way to 10 points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals.
Rifle's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Aspen, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
Rifle wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 68-47 defeat against St. Mary's on the 7th. As for Aspen, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 50-40 win against Coal Ridge on the 7th.
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