It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Delta can now relate to. They took a 69-60 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Prospect Ridge Academy Miners on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 168th, while the Miners are ranked 34th).
Several Panthers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Erik Baier, who posted 13 points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals. Rhett Miramontes was another key player, putting up 15 points.
Prospect Ridge Academy found their leader in freshman Josiah Bote, who went 6-for-14 on his way to 19 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Bote has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Liam Schilling, who earned 11 points and five steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Delta and nudges their season record down to 11-13. As for Prospect Ridge Academy, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 18-6.
Delta does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Prospect Ridge Academy, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 63-40 victory against The Classical Academy on the 8th.
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