Basketball Recap: Aspen Drops Highest Score of Season Against Rifle

Skiers

Team Score

01/10/25 vs Rifle	78
12/05/24 vs Middle Park	64
12/12/24 @ Valley	62
12/19/24 vs Florence	60
12/14/24 vs Sterling	58

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Aspen). Everything went their way against the Rifle Bears on Friday as the Aspen Skiers made off with a 78-53 win. Given the Skiers' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 49th, while the Bears are ranked 271st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Aspen had a senior duo take command as Tommy Franceschi went 7 of 8 en route to 17 points and five rebounds and Giovanni Seeman posted 13 points and five boards. What's more, Franceschi also racked up four assists, the most he's had since back in February of 2024. Another player making a difference was Jack Berro, who had nine points.

When it comes to explaining why Rifle lost, don't look at Alex Gonzalez. Despite the final result, he put up 20 points. Gonzalez's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Eliezer Vega, who posted six points in addition to five assists and five boards.

Aspen's record now sits at 7-3. As for Rifle, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-7.

Aspen wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 70-48 victory against Moffat County on the 11th. As for Rifle, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 78-43 defeat against Eagle Valley on the 11th.