The Coal Ridge Titans won the last time they faced the Rifle Bears, and things went their way on Friday too. Coal Ridge came out on top against Rifle by a score of 59-52. Given Coal Ridge's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 120th, while Rifle is ranked 250th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Coal Ridge's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Alex Cornejo, who scored six points along with 12 assists and six rebounds. Lochlan Wade was another key contributor, scoring 17 points along with three steals.
Several Bears players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Logan Gross, who scored 19 points. That was a full 36.5% of Rifle's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jade Cunningham, who scored 13 points.
Coal Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-9 record this season. As for Rifle, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-17.
Coal Ridge won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Basalt at 4:00 p.m. on February 10th. Hopefully Coal Ridge focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 on Friday. As for Rifle, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Aspen at 5:30 p.m. on February 10th. Rifle is facing Aspen at the right time seeing as Aspen is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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