Rocky Mountain lost against Dakota Ridge back in November of 2017 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Rocky Mountain Lobos took a 54-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Dakota Ridge Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Lobos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 132nd, while the Eagles are ranked 32nd).
Rocky Mountain lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Ryan Van Alsburg, who posted eight points and six rebounds. Mateo Valencia was another key player, putting up eight points.
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Even though they lost, Rocky Mountain smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in four consecutive contests.
Dakota Ridge got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Ethan Berninger out in front who almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine boards. Berninger's afternoon made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Cody Rominger, who went 5 for 8 en route to 12 points.
Rocky Mountain's loss dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Dakota Ridge, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 8-5.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Rocky Mountain will venture away from home to square off against Poudre at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Rocky Mountain is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.8 points per game this season. As for Dakota Ridge, they will head out to face off against Green Mountain at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Green Mountain is on a three-game streak of home wins, Dakota Ridge a four-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season)-- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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