Wheat Ridge played a tough game on Wednesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 79-50 loss at the hands of the Green Mountain Rams. The Farmers haven't had much luck with the Rams recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
Loss or not, Wheat Ridge got some senior leadership from Isaiah Rainalter and Da'Mon Bobbs. Rainalter posted 18 points, while Bobbs put up ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jyles Ballenger, who earned six points.
Simon Lunsford was his usual excellent self, going 6-for-10 to rack up 18 points and five rebounds for Green Mountain. Lunsford has been hot, having posted 16 or more points the last five times he's played. Jake Swanson was another key player, going 5-for-10 on his way to 14 points and six boards.
Wheat Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 11-11. As for Green Mountain, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-9.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Wheat Ridge will take on Thornton on Tuesday. One thing working in Thornton's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven matches. As for Green Mountain, they will challenge Frederick on February 28th. Green Mountain knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Frederick likes a good challenge.
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