Olathe played a tough matchup on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 77-44 loss at the hands of the Roaring Fork Rams. The Pirates were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 37-15.
Despite the loss, Olathe still got an impressive performance from Isaiah Gordon, who posted 23 points. That was a full 52.3% of Olathe's points, marking the eighth time in a row he's put up more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Wyatt Patterson, who earned four points and six boards.
Even though they lost, Olathe smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive boards in four consecutive contests.
Roaring Fork's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Lucas Carballeira led the charge by going 7 for 17 on his way to 16 points and three steals. Another player making a difference was Kiko Pena, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 17 rebounds.
Olathe has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-10 record this season. As for Roaring Fork, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season.
Olathe didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 72-67 win against North Fork on the 8th. As for Roaring Fork, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 70-41 victory against Gunnison on the 8th.
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