Green Mountain has won six straight games at home, while Standley Lake has won six straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Green Mountain Rams will welcome the Standley Lake Gators at 5:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Green Mountain is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Dakota Ridge: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Green Mountain blew Dakota Ridge out of the water with a 56-14 final score. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 40-11.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Green Mountain to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kantyn Pearson, who posted 14 points along with six rebounds and five assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Cockrum, who went 5 of 11 on her way to 13 points.
Meanwhile, Standley Lake was fully in charge on Wednesday, breezing past Wheat Ridge 51-12. Given the Gators' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 56th, while the Farmers are ranked 326th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Green Mountain's win bumped their record up to 14-2. As for Standley Lake, their victory bumped their record up to 13-2.
Green Mountain came up short against Standley Lake in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 32-27. Can Green Mountain avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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