Fossil Ridge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss dating back to last season. They were beaten by the Highlands Ranch Falcons 60-31. While losing is never fun, the SaberCats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Falcons are ranked third).
When it comes to explaining why Fossil Ridge lost, don't look at Gianna Leone. Despite the final result, she posted 14 points.
Ezra Simonich was a one-woman wrecking crew for Highlands Ranch as she went 8 of 13 on her way to 21 points along with eight boards and five steals. The dominant performance gave Simonich a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayda Rogers, who went 6 of 7 en route to 13 points.
Fossil Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Highlands Ranch, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
Fossil Ridge wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 66-22 victory against George Washington on the 10th. As for Highlands Ranch, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 61-52 win against Denver East on the 11th.
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