The Fossil Ridge SaberCats won the last time they faced the Poudre Impalas, and things went their way on Thursday too. Fossil Ridge snuck past Poudre with a 42-36 win. Given Fossil Ridge's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 34th, while Poudre is ranked 209th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
When it comes to explaining why Poudre lost, one person who can't be blamed is Luke Foster. Despite the final result, he scored 19 points along with eight rebounds. Foster is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last ten games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaden Cox, who scored four points.
Fossil Ridge pushed their record up to 16-7 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.3 points per game. As for Poudre, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost 12 of their last 14 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-18 record this season.
Fossil Ridge does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Poudre also has no future games currently scheduled.
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