The Coal Ridge Titans waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with two straight wins but they left with three. They walked away with a 67-54 win over Delta. For Coal Ridge, this counts as revenge for the 66-51 loss Delta walked away with the last time they faced one another back in January.
Clay Cornejo went supernova for Coal Ridge, scoring 15 points. Another player making a difference was Ben Simons, who scored 11 points along with six rebounds and five assists.
Delta's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Erik Baier, who dropped a double-double on 27 points and 12 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Baier has scored all season. Tucker Johnson was another key contributor, scoring 18 points along with seven rebounds.
Coal Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season. As for Delta, they dropped their record down to 8-13 with that loss, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Coal Ridge will take on Aspen at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Coal Ridge focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 13 on Tuesday. As for Delta, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Basalt at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Delta focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 11 on Tuesday.
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