Two dominant players in Aiden Wanrow and Jason Bratis are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Eagle Ridge Academy Warriors will be playing in front of their home fans against the Colorado Academy Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Eagle Ridge Academy will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Colorado Rankings (they are ranked 133rd, while Colorado Academy is ranked tenth).
On Saturday, Eagle Ridge Academy strolled past Westminster with points to spare, taking the game 54-37. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Eagle Ridge Academy.
Eagle Ridge Academy's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Isaiah Garcia, who scored eight points along with seven assists and six rebounds. Another player making a difference was Jackson Pendleton, who scored 12 points.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Colorado Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of Forge Christian by a score of 57-54. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat Colorado Academy has suffered yet this season.
Eagle Ridge Academy has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-6 record this season. As for Colorado Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 9-2.
Eagle Ridge Academy came up short against Colorado Academy in their previous meeting back in February of 2023, falling 66-59. Thankfully for Eagle Ridge Academy, Andrew Koclanes (who scored 12 points along with eight rebounds and five assists) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
