Roaring Fork is 9-1 against Olathe since December of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Roaring Fork Rams have the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome the Olathe Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on February 20th. Hopefully Roaring Fork focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 11 on Friday.
Winning is just a little bit easier when you make seven more threes than your opponent, a fact Roaring Fork proved. They took down Grand Valley 58-44.
Roaring Fork's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Noel Richardson, who scored 19 points along with seven rebounds and six assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucas Carballeira, who scored 15 points along with seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Olathe's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their seventh straight loss. They were the victim of a tough 72-48 defeat at the hands of Gunnison.
Despite the defeat, Olathe saw an underclassman step up: Isaiah Gordon scored 34 points. That was a full 70.8% of Olathe's points, marking the eighth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Miguel Vargas was another key contributor, scoring nine points.
Roaring Fork has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 9-10 record this season. As for Olathe, their loss was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-16.
Tuesday's match is shaping up to be a scrappy game: Roaring Fork have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 27.6 rebounds per game. It's a different story for Olathe, though, as they've been averaging only 9.9 rebounds per game. Given Roaring Fork's sizable advantage in that area, Olathe will need to find a way to close that gap.
Everything came up roses for Roaring Fork against Olathe in their previous matchup last Friday as the team secured a 81-33 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Gordon, who scored 23 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Roaring Fork still be able to contain Gordon? There's only one way to find out.
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