Winning is just a little bit easier when you work as a team to rack up 18 more assists than your opponent, a fact the Rocky Mountain Lobos proved on Thursday. They claimed a resounding 70-31 win over Greeley Central on the road. That looming 70-31 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Rocky Mountain yet this season.
Rocky Mountain was led to victory by Sara Chicco and Meela Delap. Chicco scored 21 points, while Delap scored 16 points. The contest was Chicco's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Alayna Wentz, who scored seven points along with seven rebounds and three steals.
When it comes to explaining why Greeley Central lost, one person who can't be blamed is Madison Sepeda. Despite the final result, she scored 15 points along with four steals. Sepeda scored a full 48.4% of Greeley Central's points, the ninth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Greeley Central struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only three offensive rebounds. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Rocky Mountain's victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Greeley Central, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-8.
Rocky Mountain will be playing in front of their home fans against Loveland at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. Loveland will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Colorado Rankings (they are ranked 187th, while Rocky Mountain is ranked 44th). As for Greeley Central, they will head out on the road to face off against Holy Family at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
