After a string of three wins, the Coal Ridge Titans's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of Aspen by a score of 47-45. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Coal Ridge of the 61-39 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in January.
Ben Simons and Lochlan Wade certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Simons almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds, while Wade scored 15 points along with two steals. Alex Cornejo was another key contributor, scoring two points along with six assists and three steals.
Coal Ridge's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-10. As for Aspen, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which somehow isn't as good as their 18-5 record this season.
Coal Ridge won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Steamboat Springs at 4:00 p.m. on February 17th. Hopefully Coal Ridge focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 12 on Friday. Aspen does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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