Bears
| 12/17/24 @ Battle Mountain | 68 |
| 12/10/24 vs Cedaredge | 66 |
| 12/03/24 @ Roaring Fork | 64 |
| 12/14/24 @ North Fork | 56 |
| 12/07/24 @ St. Mary's | 47 |
Rifle scored the most points they've had this season on Tuesday, but it wasn't enough. They took a 73-68 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Battle Mountain Huskies. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Saturday (56), the Bears still had to take the loss.
When it comes to explaining why Rifle lost, don't look at Eliezer Vega. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 12 points and 12 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Alex Gonzalez, who went 7 of 14 on his way to 22 points and five rebounds.
Even though they lost, Rifle smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 13 offensive boards in three consecutive contests.
Charlie Strauch continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Battle Mountain, going 13 of 15 on his way to 29 points and three steals. With that strong performance, Strauch is now averaging an impressive 16.8 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Blake Roberts, who went 6 of 9 on his way to 15 points in addition to six boards and three steals.
Rifle's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Battle Mountain, their win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-2.
After both having extra time off, Rifle and Grand Junction Central will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on January 6, 2025. Rifle is facing Grand Junction Central at the right time seeing as Grand Junction Central is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Battle Mountain, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 74-43 loss against Middle Park on the 19th.
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