Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only the Flatirons Academy Bison walked away with it. They came out on top against the Mustangs by a score of 67-55 on Saturday. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Flatirons Academy's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Pistol Chavez, who scored 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jude Meyer, who scored 16 points along with five assists.
Nucla lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Brycen Rummel, who scored 20 points along with three steals. Rummel hasn't dropped below two steals for 16 straight games. Another player making a difference was Steele Arnold, who scored 17 points.
Flatirons Academy is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. As for Nucla, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-8.
Flatirons Academy will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Stratton at 5:30 p.m. on March 7th. Stratton will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Flatirons Academy surely won't give up without a fight. Nucla does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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