Winning is just a little bit easier when your three-point shooting is a whole 21% better than the opposition, a fact the Aspen Skiers proved on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Roaring Fork 67-37 on the road. Given Aspen's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 46th, while Roaring Fork is ranked 265th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Aspen was led to victory by Henry Hurd and Gio Seeman. Hurd scored 12 points, while Seeman scored 15 points along with eight rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Holloway, who scored seven points.
Despite the loss, Roaring Fork saw an underclassman step up: Ethan Wilson scored 13 points. Another player making a difference was Sam Brennan, who scored two points.
The victory makes it two in a row for Aspen and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Roaring Fork, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-1.
Aspen is on the road again on Wednesday and play against Basalt at 7:00 p.m. on December 6th. Hopefully Basalt focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 16 on Saturday. Roaring Fork won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Prospect Ridge Academy at 2:30 p.m. on December 2nd. Hopefully Prospect Ridge Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 16 on Friday.
