Basalt entered their game against Coal Ridge on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Basalt Longhorns took a 58-45 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Coal Ridge Titans. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Titans this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 61-56 back in January.
Despite the loss, Basalt still got an impressive performance from Taylor Hays, who went 6-for-11 on his way to 16 points. Hays continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Zealand Lane, who went 6-for-13 en route to 14 points.
Coal Ridge was led to victory by Ben Simons and Alex Cornejo. Simons dropped a double-double with 19 points and 12 boards, while Cornejo posted 11 points and three blocks. That's the most blocks Cornejo has posted since back in December of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Diego Gamez, who earned nine points.
Basalt now has a losing record of 8-9. As for Coal Ridge, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season.
Basalt wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 61-40 defeat against Glenwood Springs on the 11th. As for Coal Ridge, they have also already played their next game, a 57-43 win against Rifle on the 13th.
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