Roaring Fork is 0-10 against Coal Ridge since February of 2016 but things could change on Tuesday. The Roaring Fork Rams will take on the Coal Ridge Titans at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Saturday, Roaring Fork didn't have too much trouble with North Fork as they won 50-34. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 111th, while the Miners are ranked 230th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Coal Ridge entered their tilt with Steamboat Springs on Saturday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They walked away with a 53-46 victory over the Sailors. That's two games straight that the Titans have won by exactly seven points.
Roaring Fork better focus on containing Ben Simons and Alex Cornejo as the pair were huge in Coal Ridge's win. Simons went 8 for 9 on his way to 24 points and seven rebounds, while Cornejo went 7 of 13 en route to 16 points and three steals. With that strong performance, Simons is now averaging an impressive 15.5 points per game. Another player making a difference was Gio Ervin, who posted five points.
Roaring Fork is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.4 points per game. As for Coal Ridge, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-4.
Roaring Fork came up short against Coal Ridge when the teams last played back in February of 2022, falling 58-47. Can Roaring Fork avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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