Greeley West is 1-6 against Fossil Ridge since January of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Greeley West Spartans will host the Fossil Ridge SaberCats at 7:30 p.m.
Greeley West is headed into Tuesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 14th straight game on Friday. They were dealt an 87-32 defeat at the hands of Rocky Mountain. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 301st, while the Lobos are ranked 100th).
Meanwhile, Fossil Ridge came tearing into Friday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They strolled past the Wizards with points to spare, taking the game 60-46.
Greeley West better keep an eye on Walker Shields. He was instrumental in Fossil Ridge's win, going 8 for 13 en route to 19 points. What's more, Shields also posted a 62% shooting accuracy, which is the highest he's posted since back in February of 2024. Carter Gray was another key player, putting up 11 points and five rebounds.
Fossil Ridge's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-7. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.0 points over those games. As for Greeley West, their loss dropped their record down to 1-18.
Greeley West was dealt a bruising 95-40 defeat at the hands of Fossil Ridge in their previous meeting back in January. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Greeley West was down 48-18.
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