Two dominant guards in Tyler Cox and Logan Boyer are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Falcon Falcons will venture away from home to take on the Palmer Ridge Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Falcon knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 17 matches -- so hopefully Palmer Ridge likes a good challenge.
Last Friday, everything came up roses for Falcon against Mitchell as the squad secured a 77-23 win. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 83rd, while the Marauders are ranked 326th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Blake Pufpaff
| 02/14/25 vs Mitchell | 20 |
| 01/10/25 vs Sierra | 15 |
| 01/29/25 @ Mitchell | 13 |
| 02/11/25 @ Elizabeth | 8 |
| 01/31/25 @ Sierra | 7 |
Blake Pufpaff had a dynamite game for Falcon, going 8-for-9 en route to 20 points. Those 20 points gave Pufpaff a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaak Lane, who went 5-for-10 on his way to 12 points and five boards.
Falcon smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in ten consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Palmer Ridge and Mesa Ridge faced off in a Battle of the Bears on Saturday. Palmer Ridge took a 57-44 hit to the loss column at the hands of Mesa Ridge. The Bears have struggled against the Grizzlies recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Falcon is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.3 points over those games. As for Palmer Ridge, they now have a losing record of 10-11.
Everything went Falcon's way against Palmer Ridge in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, as Falcon made off with a 76-54 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Falcon since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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