You can't lose the matchup if you win every quarter, and that was precisely the Poudre Impalas's strategy against the Mountain Range Mustangs on Saturday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Poudre blew Mountain Range out of the water with a 61-22 final score. Given Poudre's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 67th, while Mountain Range is ranked 202nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kavi Voglund was her usual excellent self, scoring 12 points along with six steals and five assists. Another player making a difference was Jaqueline Forrest, who scored ten points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Mountain Range lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Josieraye Running Wolf, who scored seven points along with two steals.
Poudre is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 11-8 record this season. As for Mountain Range, their loss was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 6-12.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Poudre will take on Legacy at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Poudre focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 on Saturday. As for Mountain Range, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Northglenn at 5:00 p.m. Hopefully Mountain Range focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 23 on Saturday.
