Rifle was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They received a blow as they fell 57-43 to the Coal Ridge Titans. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 280th, while the Titans are ranked 54th).
Ben Simons was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double with 15 points and 15 boards for Coal Ridge. Coal Ridge is undefeated when Simons posts ten or more rebounds, but 3-4 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Sanchez, who posted nine points.
Rifle's defeat dropped their record down to 3-17. As for Coal Ridge, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Rifle will square off against Basalt at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Rifle is facing Basalt at the right time seeing as Basalt is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Coal Ridge, they will challenge Aspen at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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