Having just played yesterday, the Rocky Mountain Lobos will get right back to it and host the Dakota Ridge Eagles at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Rocky Mountain will head into Friday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 58) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Loveland 68-65. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Lobos' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 156th, while the Red Wolves are ranked 33rd).
Meanwhile, Dakota Ridge had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 66-63 win over the Angels.
Rocky Mountain better keep an eye on Ethan Berninger. He was instrumental in Dakota Ridge's win, dropping a double-double on 23 points and ten boards. Berninger's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Nathan Esau was another key player, going 6 of 13 on his way to 14 points and five assists.
Dakota Ridge's victory bumped their record up to 7-5. As for Rocky Mountain, their win bumped their record up to 5-8.
Rocky Mountain might still be hurting after the 80-55 defeat they got from Dakota Ridge in their previous matchup back in November of 2017. Thankfully for Rocky Mountain, Cole Binder (who went 10 for 13 en route to 25 points along with eight rebounds and five blocks) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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