After flying high against Belleview Christian last Thursday, Union Colony Prep came back down to earth. The Union Colony Prep Timberwolves lost 48-26 to the Fleming Wildcats on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Timberwolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 233rd, while the Wildcats are ranked 66th).
Despite the loss, Union Colony Prep still got an impressive performance from Soliana Gebremeskel, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 11 rebounds. That was a full 76.9% of Union Colony Prep's points, marking the sixth time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points.
Ciana Lousberg had a dynamite game for Fleming, almost dropping a double-double on nine points and nine boards. Lousberg also grabbed eight steals, which is notable because Fleming is undefeated when she posts at least three steals, but 2-3 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Brooke Schaefer, who put up nine points along with seven steals and five rebounds.
Union Colony Prep's defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-7. As for Fleming, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season.
Union Colony Prep didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 55-34 win against Front Range Christian on the 6th. As for Fleming, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 61-37 loss against Merino on the 4th.
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