In what's become a running theme this season, the Green Mountain Rams gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. They blew past Wheat Ridge 75-48 on the road. Given Green Mountain's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 77th, while Wheat Ridge is ranked 232nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Blake Weslin was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 16 points and 16 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Simon Lunsford, who scored 15 points along with six rebounds.
Wheat Ridge lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Nick Dalton, who scored nine points along with two blocks. Dalton hasn't dropped below two blocks for 12 straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaiah Rainalter, who scored 13 points.
Green Mountain's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-8. As for Wheat Ridge, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-16 record this season.
Green Mountain will be playing in front of their home fans against D'Evelyn at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Averaging 69.2 points so far this season, Green Mountain's high-powered offense has been in full-swing lately, so D'Evelyn better be ready for a challenge. As for Wheat Ridge, they won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Alameda at 7:00 p.m. on February 8th. Alameda is facing Wheat Ridge at the right time seeing as Wheat Ridge is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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