Estes Park suffered their closest loss since December 2, 2023 on Friday. They fell just short of the Front Range Christian Falcons by a score of 45-43. The Bobcats were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Falcons apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in December of 2023.
Despite the loss, Estes Park saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Phineas Smith dropped a double-double on 22 points and ten rebounds. That was a full 51.2% of Estes Park's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Hayden Powell, who had eight points in addition to 12 boards and six assists.
Even though they lost, Estes Park smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Front Range Christian only pulled down six offensive boards.
Front Range Christian was led to victory by Zach Woo and Haedan Morton. Woo went 5 of 8 en route to 13 points, while Morton almost dropped a double-double on nine points and ten rebounds. Woo has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Ethan Martin, who scored six points.
Estes Park dropped their record down to 7-7 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for Front Range Christian, with the win, they broke their nine-game losing streak and moved their record to 4-9.
Estes Park has already played their next contest, a 65-57 loss against Dawson School on the 5th. As for Front Range Christian, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 57-50 victory against Belleview Christian on the 4th.
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