If Rampart wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Vista Ridge, they should've done a better job of containing Zay Thurman. The Vista Ridge Wolves came out on top against the Rampart Rams by a score of 59-49 on Thursday thanks in part to Thurman, who almost dropped a triple-double on 17 points, 15 boards, and nine assists. He is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games.
| 01/16/25 vs Rampart | 16 |
| 01/04/25 @ Harrison | 20 |
| 12/21/24 @ Poudre | 23 |
The team also got some help courtesy of Ben Arnold, who went 6 of 10 on his way to 16 points and three steals. His evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points.
Rampart lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Theodore Wilson, who went 5 for 10 en route to 14 points. Christian Fleming also deserves some recognition as he posted his first assist of the season.
Vista Ridge's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-7. As for Rampart, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-5.
The future could be bright for both Vista Ridge and Rampart: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. Vista Ridge will look to extend Fountain-Fort Carson's six-game losing streak when the meet at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Vista Ridge has given up an average of 63.6 points per game this season, so hopefully the team got some defensive drills in this week. Similarly, Rampart will try to hand Pueblo Central their third-straight defeat when the two meet at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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