After flying high against the Heritage Eagles last Thursday, the Highlands Ranch Falcons came back down to earth. Highlands Ranch took a 72-55 bruising from Rangeview on Saturday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Highlands Ranch in their matchups with Rangeview: they've now lost five in a row.
Despite the loss, Highlands Ranch still got an impressive performance from Nico Principato, who scored 15 points. That's the first time this season that Principato scored 15 or more points. The team also got some help courtesy of Zane El Bassuni, who scored eight points.
Kenny Black-Knox continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Rangeview, scoring 30 points along with nine rebounds and three blocks. Black-Knox is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last seven games he's played. Elijah Denney was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with six rebounds.
Highlands Ranch has traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-7 record this season. As for Rangeview, the victory makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-9.
Highlands Ranch will head out on the road to take on Ponderosa at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ponderosa is out to stop a three-game streak of losses at home. Rangeview will take on Far Northeast W at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Far Northeast W comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
