The Fossil Ridge SaberCats will head out on the road to square off against the Rocky Mountain Lobos at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Fossil Ridge knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four matches -- so hopefully Rocky Mountain likes a good challenge.
Last Friday, Fossil Ridge made easy work of Poudre and carried off a 63-39 victory. Given the SaberCats' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while the Impalas are ranked 185th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Drake Walker continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 7 of 9 en route to 17 points and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Malachai Egbuji, who went 6 for 8 on his way to 12 points.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Rocky Mountain beat Windsor 80-76 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lobos.
Rocky Mountain is also on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-9 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.0 points per game. As for Fossil Ridge, their record is now 9-7.
Fossil Ridge couldn't quite finish off Rocky Mountain in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 and fell 47-45. Can Fossil Ridge avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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