SaberCats
| 01/06/26 vs Loveland | 45-38 |
| 01/03/26 @ Severance | 74-42 |
| 12/19/25 @ Heritage | 76-31 |
Fossil Ridge waltzed into their game on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Loveland Red Wolves by a score of 45-38. The SaberCats have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Red Wolves, too.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Fossil Ridge to victory, but perhaps none more so than Maddie Kubat, who went 5-for-11 to rack up 11 points along with eight boards and three steals. Kubat is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as she's posted one of at least 45% in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Lauren Smith, who dropped a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Fossil Ridge smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive boards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their offensive board total in three consecutive contests.
When it comes to explaining why Loveland lost, don't look at Courtlyn Yaussi. Despite the final result, she posted 22 points in addition to five boards and three steals. That was a full 57.9% of the Red Wolves' points, marking the seventh time in a row Yaussi has put up more than a third of the team's points. Nina Gates was another key player, putting up eight points.
The win got Fossil Ridge back to even at 5-5. As for Loveland, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-4.
Fossil Ridge didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 49-31 defeat against Fort Collins on the 9th. As for Loveland, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 69-39 loss against Poudre on the 9th.
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