ThunderRidge won the last time they faced Heritage and things went their way on Wednesday too. The ThunderRidge Grizzlies took down the Heritage Eagles 76-60. Given the Grizzlies' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked eighth, while the Eagles are ranked 62nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading ThunderRidge to victory were Drew Paine and Kael Carney. Paine went 7-for-12 en route to 20 points and six rebounds, while Carney went 6-for-10 from beyond the arc to rack up 20 points. Thanks to that strong game, Carney now owns an excellent 41.5% three-point shooting accuracy. Blake Cremeen was another key player, putting up 13 points.
Heritage lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Trystan Rangel, who went 8-for-13 on his way to 20 points. Heritage is 4-2 when Rangel posts 20 or more points, but 5-9 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Charlie Gilloth, who went 5-for-11 en route to 13 points.
Grizzlies
| 02/12/25 @ Heritage | 76-60 |
| 02/04/25 @ Ponderosa | 68-36 |
| 01/31/25 @ Rock Canyon | 62-56 |
ThunderRidge's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.7 points over those games. As for Heritage, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests, which has put a noticeable dent in their 9-11 record this season.
Coming up, ThunderRidge will host Mountain Vista at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Mountain Vista's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season. As for Heritage, they will venture away from home to take on Ponderosa at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Heritage is facing Ponderosa at the right time seeing as Ponderosa is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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