The Dakota Ridge Eagles will challenge the Rocky Mountain Lobos at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Rocky Mountain will be up against a hot Dakota Ridge squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Dakota Ridge had just enough and edged Denver East out 66-63.
| 01/15/25 @ Denver East | 23 |
| 01/10/25 vs Chatfield | 28 |
| 01/08/25 @ Rock Canyon | 30 |
| 01/03/25 vs Denver South | 23 |
Ethan Berninger continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 23 points and ten rebounds. His evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathan Esau, who went 6 for 13 en route to 14 points and five assists.
Meanwhile, Rocky Mountain posted their closest victory since February 9, 2024 on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Loveland, sneaking past 68-65. The win was all the more spectacular given the Lobos' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 156th, while the Red Wolves are ranked 33rd).
The victory made it two in a row for Rocky Mountain and bumps their season record up to 5-8. As for Dakota Ridge, their win bumped their record up to 7-5.
Everything went Dakota Ridge's way against Rocky Mountain in their previous meeting back in November of 2017, as Dakota Ridge made off with an 80-55 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Rocky Mountain's Joseph Urynowicz, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 11 boards. Now that he won't be playing on Saturday, will it be easier for Dakota Ridge to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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