After losing to the Canon City Tigers the last time they met, the Rampart Rams decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. Rampart walked away with a 48-39 victory over Canon City on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Rampart.
Adeel Johnson El was the offensive standout of the match as he scored 18 points along with 6 blocks. Another player making a difference was Wyatt Kirch, who scored 14 points along with 6 rebounds.
Rampart now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Canon City, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Rampart will face off against Eaglecrest at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Eaglecrest's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season. Canon City will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Pueblo West at 7:00 p.m. on December 19th.