Fossil Ridge won the last time they faced Poudre and things went their way on Friday too. Everything went the Fossil Ridge SaberCats' way against the Poudre Impalas as the Fossil Ridge SaberCats made off with a 63-39 victory. Given the SaberCats' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 43rd, while the Impalas are ranked 189th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Drake Walker continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 7 of 9 en route to 17 points and three steals. Another player making a difference was Malachai Egbuji, who went 6 for 8 on his way to 12 points.
Fossil Ridge was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Poudre only racked up 11 assists.
Poudre's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Luke Foster, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten boards. Foster has been hot for a while, having posted eight or more rebounds the last 23 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Kirby, who posted nine points.
Fossil Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season. As for Poudre, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-9.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Fossil Ridge will venture away from home to square off against Rocky Mountain at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Fossil Ridge knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Rocky Mountain likes a good challenge. Poudre has already played their next game (against Fort Collins), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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