The Flatirons Academy Bison extended their postseason success on Saturday against the Rocky Mountain Lutheran Eagles. They took their game on the road with ease, bagging a 69-19 victory over the Eagles. Flatirons Academy has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Emma Cox was her usual excellent self, scoring 39 points along with eight rebounds and eight steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Flatirons Academy's points. Emily Dehaan was another key contributor, scoring 15 points along with five assists and two steals.
Despite the loss, Rocky Mountain Lutheran still got an impressive performance from Ginny Shade, who scored five points along with five rebounds and four steals. Shade is crushing the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Eva Vogel, who scored five points along with five rebounds.
The win (which was Flatirons Academy's 17th in a row) raised their record to 20-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.9 points per game. As for Rocky Mountain Lutheran, their loss dropped their record down to 15-6.
Flatirons Academy's road trip will continue as they head out to face Sierra Grande at 5:30 p.m. on March 1st. Hopefully Flatirons Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 16 on Saturday. Rocky Mountain Lutheran will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against De Beque at 7:00 p.m. on March 1st.
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