The Front Range Baptist Falcons pushed their score all the way to 59 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Flatirons Academy by a score of 61-59. Front Range Baptist has not had much luck with Flatirons Academy recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Loss or not, Front Range Baptist got some senior leadership from Alex Prelog who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 rebounds and Ethan Granthan who scored 13 points along with five rebounds. Benjamin VanDenBerghe was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with nine rebounds and two steals.
Even though they lost, Front Range Baptist smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Flatirons Academy only pulled down six offensive rebounds.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Flatirons Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Pistol Chavez, who scored 18 points along with seven steals. Chavez has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Parker Wilson, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds.
Front Range Baptist's defeat dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Flatirons Academy, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Front Range Baptist will take on Belleview Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Belleview Christian is on a three-game streak of home wins, Front Range Baptist a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. Flatirons Academy will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Evangel Christian Academy at 5:30 p.m. on January 13th.
