Coal Ridge has gone a perfect 10-0 against Rifle recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Coal Ridge Titans will host the Rifle Bears at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Coal Ridge has nine straight wins, Rifle has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Saturday, Coal Ridge was able to grind out a solid victory over Basalt, taking the game 58-45.
Alex Cornejo
| 02/08/25 @ Basalt | 3 |
| 02/07/25 vs Delta | 1 |
| 02/04/25 vs Roaring Fork | 1 |
| 01/31/25 vs Moffat County | 1 |
| 01/23/25 vs Glenwood Springs | 1 |
| + 14 more games |
Coal Ridge's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Ben Simons, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 12 rebounds, and Alex Cornejo, who posted 11 points and three blocks. That's the most blocks Cornejo has posted since back in December of 2023. Diego Gamez was another key player, putting up nine points.
Meanwhile, Rifle came up short against Delta on Saturday and fell 63-51.
Coal Ridge's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-4. As for Rifle, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-16.
Coal Ridge was able to grind out a solid victory over Rifle in their previous meeting back in January, winning 60-53. Does Coal Ridge have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rifle turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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