It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Fairview ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They snuck past the Silver Creek Raptors with a 56-50 victory. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Raptors are ranked 139th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Fairview to victory, but perhaps none more so than Spencer Brown, who posted 14 points and six assists. Trevor Ochs was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Several Raptors players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Henry Pendergrass, who made all 5 shots he took racking up 12 points along with seven boards and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Preston Waller, who scored 11 points.
Knights
| 01/21/25 @ Silver Creek | 56-50 |
| 01/16/25 vs Boulder | 58-45 |
| 01/14/25 vs Niwot | 41-34 |
| 01/11/25 @ Wheat Ridge | 67-53 |
| 01/10/25 @ Legacy | 66-63 |
The win (which was Fairview's fifth in a row) raised their record to 11-2. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.6 points per game. As for Silver Creek, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-6.
Fairview will challenge Centaurus at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fairview is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.6 points per game this season. Silver Creek has already played their next contest, a 70-13 victory against Hinkley on the 22nd.
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