The Fort Collins Lambkins waltzed into their contest on Saturday with four straight wins but they left with five. They skirted past Fairview 63-60. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Fort Collins to victory, but perhaps none more so than Marcus Burkett, who scored 23 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Burkett has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Jackson Folkestad, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 13 rebounds.
When it comes to explaining why Fairview lost, one person who can't be blamed is Spencer Brown. Despite the final result, he scored 28 points along with eight rebounds and five assists. Brown has been hot recently, having posted 17 or more points the last four times he's played. Toray Davis was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Even though they lost, Fairview were working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fort Collins only racked up five assists.
Fort Collins has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Fairview, their loss dropped their record down to 12-9.
Fort Collins will head out on the road to challenge Boulder at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. The timing isn't great for Boulder: they have been struggling with five straight losses at home, while Fort Collins has snatched up four consecutive wins on the road. As for Fairview, they will square off against Prairie View at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Fairview is facing Prairie View at the right time seeing as Prairie View is stuck on a 12-game losing streak.
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