Coal Ridge has won eight straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Roaring Fork has won eight straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. The Coal Ridge Titans will welcome the Roaring Fork Rams at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Saturday, Coal Ridge earned a 53-46 win over Steamboat Springs. That's two games straight that the Titans have won by exactly seven points.
02/01/25 @ Steamboat Springs | 24 |
01/31/25 vs Moffat County | 20 |
01/25/25 @ Rifle | 13 |
01/23/25 vs Glenwood Springs | 18 |
01/21/25 @ Grand Valley | 21 |
Ben Simons and Alex Cornejo were among the main playmakers for Coal Ridge as the former went 8 for 9 en route to 24 points and seven boards and the latter went 7 of 13 on his way 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.
Meanwhile, Roaring Fork didn't have too much trouble with North Fork on Saturday 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.
Roaring Fork has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, 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 victory bumped their record up to 11-4.
Coal Ridge was able to grind out a solid win over Roaring Fork in their previous matchup back in February of 2022, winning 58-47. Does Coal Ridge have another victory up their sleeve, or will Roaring Fork turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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