It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Flatirons Academy Bison had no problem doing just that on Friday. They took their game on the road with ease, bagging a 75-46 victory over the Falcons. Flatirons Academy has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 29 points or more this season.
Flatirons Academy was led to victory by Parker Wilson and Pistol Chavez. Wilson dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds, while Chavez scored 23 points along with six rebounds and five assists. Chavez has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last 17 times he's played. Brandon Guildner was another key contributor, scoring 15 points along with seven rebounds and two blocks.
Briggsdale's loss came despite strong showings from Tanner Fiscus and Scot Francis. Fiscus scored 22 points along with three steals, while Francis scored 16 points along with five steals. That was a full 47.8% of Briggsdale's points, marking the 22nd time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Flatirons Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for Briggsdale, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-14.
Flatirons Academy and Nucla will face off at 2:00 p.m. on March 2nd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Flatirons Academy is coming into the match with five straight victories on the road, so Nucla will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. Briggsdale does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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