Ponderosa was the 83-80 winner over Lutheran when they last played one another back in December of 2022, but their luck changed this time around. The Ponderosa Mustangs fell 75-65 to the Lutheran Lions on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 166th, while the Lions are ranked 24th).
Several Mustangs players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Nolan Ripp, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 14 points. Cooper Norman was another key player, going 5 for 8 en route to 15 points.
Even though they lost, Ponderosa was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lutheran only posted six assists.
Kade Speckman continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Lutheran, dropping a double-double on 28 points and ten boards. Speckman's evening made it seven games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Owen Oldenburg, who posted 15 points and eight rebounds.
Ponderosa has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season. As for Lutheran, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 8-2.
Ponderosa has already played their next contest, a 59-50 win against Evergreen on the 14th. As for Lutheran, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 45-38 victory against Colorado Academy on the 10th.
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