The Front Range Christian Falcons and the Denver Christian Thunder squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but sadly the Front Range Christian Falcons had to settle for second. They were outmatched by the Thunder on the road and fell 81-36. While losing is never fun, Front Range Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 310th, while Denver Christian is ranked 50th).
Haedan Morton and Jonah Freburg certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Morton scored 13 points along with two blocks, while Freburg scored seven points along with two steals and two blocks. It was the first time this season that Freburg posted two or more blocks. Another player making a difference was Caleb Harms, who scored five points.
Elias Romero was nothing short of spectacular for Denver Christian: he scored 20 points along with six assists. Romero is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for three games straight. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Wind, who scored 14 points along with five rebounds.
Front Range Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 2-18. As for Denver Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
Front Range Christian won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Golden View Classical Academy at 10:30 a.m. on February 24th. Hopefully Golden View Classical Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 19 on Friday. As for Denver Christian, they won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Addenbrooke Classical Academy at 1:30 p.m. on February 24th. Denver Christian has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 275 points over their last four games.
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