The Briggsdale Falcons will take on the Elbert Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Briggsdale has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with six straight losses, while Elbert will come in with eight straight victories.
Briggsdale is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Sedgwick County on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Briggsdale was outmatched by Sedgwick County and fell 74-37. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 306th, while the Cougars are ranked 113th).
Meanwhile, Elbert earned a 39-32 win over Arickaree on Saturday.
Elbert pushed their record up to 10-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 24.8 points over those games. As for Briggsdale, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-11.
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