It was a Battle of the Birds when Front Range Baptist challenged Rocky Mountain Lutheran on Friday. The Front Range Baptist Falcons blew past the Rocky Mountain Lutheran Eagles, posting a 65-27 win. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 132nd, while the Eagles are ranked 328th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/24/25 @ Rocky Mountain Lutheran | 15 |
| 01/23/25 vs Weldon Valley | 17 |
| 01/17/25 vs Loveland Classical | 9 |
| 01/14/25 @ Lyons | 19 |
| 01/13/25 vs Loveland Protestant Reformed Christian | 8 |
Front Range Baptist was led to victory by Mark Sutton and Nathan Jaques. Sutton dropped a double-double on 14 points and 15 boards, while Jaques went 6 of 9 en route to 12 points in addition to seven steals and five rebounds. Sutton is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last 13 games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Benjamin VanDenBerghe, who posted 14 points along with six boards and three steals.
Rocky Mountain Lutheran lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Blake Harris, who had five points. Gio Delgado also deserves some recognition as he posted his first blocks of the season.
The victory made it two in a row for Front Range Baptist and bumps their season record up to 8-3. As for Rocky Mountain Lutheran, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-9.
Front Range Baptist didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 74-48 win against Loveland Protestant Reformed Christian on the 27th. As for Rocky Mountain Lutheran, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 72-54 loss against Chesterton Academy of Our Lady of Victory on the 28th.
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