The Wheat Ridge Farmers lost against the Bear Creek Bears back in February of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. Wheat Ridge lost to Bear Creek on the road by a decisive 50-32 margin. While losing is never fun, Wheat Ridge can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 223rd, while Bear Creek is ranked 110th).
When it comes to explaining why Wheat Ridge lost, one person who can't be blamed is Gianna Bergren. Despite the final result, she scored 22 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Bergren has scored all season.
Bear Creek's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ava Freund led the charge by scoring 15 points along with three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Rachel Vasey, who scored nine points along with four blocks.
Wheat Ridge has not been sharp recently as the team has lost ten of their last 13 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-12 record this season. As for Bear Creek, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-8.
Wheat Ridge will look to defend their home court on Monday against Conifer at 5:30 p.m. Wheat Ridge is facing Conifer at the right time seeing as Conifer is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Bear Creek, they will head out on the road to face off against D'Evelyn at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. D'Evelyn will roll in looking for their 12th straight win, something Bear Creek surely won't give up without a fight.
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