The Falcon Falcons will venture away from home to square off against the Mesa Ridge Grizzlies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Falcon is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 65.5 points per game this season.
Falcon blew Palmer Ridge out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Monday Palmer Ridge got their revenge. Falcon fell just short of Palmer Ridge by a score of 51-49.
Isaak Lane
| 02/17/25 @ Palmer Ridge | 19 |
| 02/14/25 vs Mitchell | 12 |
| 02/08/25 vs Coronado | 12 |
| 02/11/25 @ Elizabeth | 11 |
| 01/31/25 @ Sierra | 10 |
Despite the loss, Falcon saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Isaak Lane went 6-for-10 to rack up 19 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Lane has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Cox, who almost dropped a double-double with nine points and nine boards.
Meanwhile, Mesa Ridge waltzed into their game on Thursday with 20 straight wins... but they left with 21. They took down the Gladiators 69-50. Given the Grizzlies' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 23rd, while the Gladiators are ranked 203rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mesa Ridge pushed their record up to 21-1 with the win, which was their 11th straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.8 points over those games. As for Falcon, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-7.
Falcon suffered a grim 79-58 defeat to Mesa Ridge when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Can Falcon avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
