Poudre is 1-9 against Fossil Ridge since December of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Poudre Impalas will head out on the road to challenge the Fossil Ridge SaberCats at 7:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Poudre is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They received a blow as they fell 59-40 to Rocky Mountain.
Meanwhile, Fossil Ridge was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Saturday as they fell 62-56 to Overland.
Poudre will have to keep a close watch on Cayden Clagett and Drake Walker, a pair of players who had a big impact on Fossil Ridge's prior game. Clagett went 6 of 12 on his way to 16 points, while Walker went 5 for 12 en route to 14 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Donovan Banek, who posted ten points and seven boards.
Fossil Ridge's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-7. As for Poudre, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-8.
Poudre came up short against Fossil Ridge when the teams last played back in February of 2024, falling 42-36. Can Poudre avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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