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| 02/18/25 - Away | 70-35 W |
| 01/24/25 - Home | 63-39 W |
| 02/15/24 - Home | 42-36 W |
| 02/16/23 - Away | 76-51 W |
| 02/04/22 - Home | 73-54 W |
| + 5 more games |
You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Fossil Ridge's strategy against Poudre on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Fossil Ridge SaberCats blew the Poudre Impalas out of the water with a 70-35 final score. Given the SaberCats' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 31st, while the Impalas are ranked 169th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading Fossil Ridge to victory were Walker Shields and Drake Walker. Shields went 7-for-11 on his way to 25 points and five rebounds, while Walker made all 6 shots he took to post 15 points. Those 25 points gave Shields a new career-high. Cayden Clagett was another key player, putting up four points.
Poudre lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Luke Foster, who almost dropped a double-double with 12 points and nine boards. That was a full 34.3% of Poudre's points, marking the third time in a row Foster has posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Blake Brewster, who put up nine points.
Fossil Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a massive bump to their 15-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.1 points over those games. As for Poudre, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-14.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Fossil Ridge will face off against Rocky Mountain at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Fossil Ridge has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 215 points over their last three games. As for Poudre, they will challenge Fort Collins at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Fort Collins has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
