The Front Range Baptist Falcons's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Stratton Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on March 1st. Front Range Baptist 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 251st, while Stratton is ranked 22nd).
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Front Range Baptist walked away with it. They secured a 33-28 W over the Mustangs on Saturday.
Front Range Baptist had a senior duo take command as Libby Ciccone dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 rebounds and Katie Jaques scored eight points along with 13 rebounds and two blocks. That makes it three consecutive games in which Ciccone has scored at least a third of Front Range Baptist's points.
Meanwhile, Stratton entered their tilt with Idalia with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. Stratton came out on top against Idalia by a score of 48-35 on Saturday. Winning is a bit easier when you work as a team to rack up 11 more assists than your opponent, as Stratton did.
Stratton can attribute much of their success to Sophia Isenbart, who scored 18 points along with three steals and three blocks, and Sedonia Isenbart, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Isenbart has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Clare Miltenberger, who dropped a double-double on ten rebounds and ten assists.
Front Range Baptist's victory bumped their record up to 8-14. As for Stratton, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-3 record this season.
Friday's contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Front Range Baptist have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 30.7 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Stratton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 34.3 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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