Front Range Baptist and Rocky Mountain Lutheran are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2017, but not for long. The Front Range Baptist Falcons will take on the Rocky Mountain Lutheran Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Front Range Baptist had no problem doing just that on Friday. They really took it to the Bruins for the full four quarters, racking up a 39-11 win on the road. With Front Range Baptist ahead 24-3 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Meanwhile, Rocky Mountain Lutheran had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22.5 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They came out on top against Bishop Machebeuf by a score of 47-36.
It was another big night for Ginny Shade, who scored 25 points along with eight rebounds and six assists. Shade is crushing the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Sophia Thiel was another key contributor, scoring 15 points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Front Range Baptist's record now sits at 7-13. As for Rocky Mountain Lutheran, they pushed their record up to 14-5 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home.
Front Range Baptist was dealt a bruising 54-21 loss at the hands of Rocky Mountain Lutheran when the teams last played on Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Shade, who scored 20 points along with four steals. Now that Front Range Baptist knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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