Basketball Recap: Windsor's Run of Six Straight Wins Now Over

It was a good run, but Windsor unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Friday. They took an 80-76 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rocky Mountain Lobos. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Wizards came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Lobos are ranked 123rd).

Despite the loss, Windsor still got an impressive performance from Madden Smiley, who almost dropped a double-double on 30 points and nine boards. Those 30 points gave Smiley a new career-high. Tadese Keyworth was another key player, dropping a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds.

Rocky Mountain's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Peyton Matkin, who went 6 for 10 from beyond the arc en route to 22 points and five boards. Another player making a difference was Bode Nesbitt, who went 6 of 12 on his way to 17 points and five assists.

Windsor's defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 12-4. As for Rocky Mountain, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-9 record this season.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Windsor will host Loveland at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Windsor has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games. As for Rocky Mountain, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Fossil Ridge at 7:30 p.m. Fossil Ridge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.8 points per game this season.