Coal Ridge hasn't had much luck against Delta recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Coal Ridge Titans will venture away from home to face off against the Delta Panthers at 5:30 p.m.
Last Saturday, Coal Ridge came up short against Moffat County and fell 57-47. The Titans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Delta came tearing into Saturday's matchup with ten straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 34.8 points), and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Longhorns, posting a 66-16 victory. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 63rd, while the Longhorns are ranked 300th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Delta's win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-6. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.4 points over those games. As for Coal Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 10-12.
Coal Ridge took a serious blow against Delta when the teams last played on February 7th, falling 51-19. Can Coal Ridge avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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