Wheat Ridge hasn't had much luck against Golden recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Wheat Ridge Farmers will host the Golden Demons at 7:00 p.m. Wheat Ridge knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine contests -- so hopefully Golden likes a good challenge.
If Wheat Ridge beats Golden with 68 points on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Wheat Ridge took down Conifer 68-49 on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Golden had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 59-38 margin over the Jaguars. With the Demons ahead 32-12 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Golden pushed their record up to 12-7 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.0 points per game. As for Wheat Ridge, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 10-8 record this season.
Things could have been worse for Wheat Ridge, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 60-43 loss to Golden when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Can Wheat Ridge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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