The Wheat Ridge Farmers will challenge the Green Mountain Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Wheat Ridge's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 12 games.
Wheat Ridge is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest loss since February 7, 2024 on Thursday. They came up short against Dakota Ridge, falling 85-59. While losing is never fun, the Farmers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 156th, while the Eagles are ranked 28th).
Meanwhile, Green Mountain waltzed into their contest on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They put the hurt on the Demons with a sharp 65-42 win. 65 seems to be a good number for the Rams as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Green Mountain's win came from a few key players Wheat Ridge will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Simon Lunsford, who went 5-for-9 to rack up 16 points and six steals. The game was his fourth in a row with at least 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam Mielenz, who went 6-for-9 en route to 18 points.
Green Mountain pushed their record up to 13-9 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.5 points over those games. As for Wheat Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-10.
Wheat Ridge took a serious blow against Green Mountain in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 75-48. Thankfully for Wheat Ridge, Blake Weslin (who dropped a double-double with 16 points and 16 boards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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