Fossil Ridge is 6-1 against Greeley West since January of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Fossil Ridge SaberCats will head out on the road to take on the Greeley West Spartans at 7:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Fossil Ridge has five straight victories, Greeley West has 14 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Friday, Fossil Ridge strolled past Windsor with points to spare, taking the game 60-46.
Walker Shields
| 02/07/25 vs Windsor | 19 |
| 12/02/23 vs Windsor | 18 |
| 12/04/24 vs Vista Ridge | 16 |
| 02/06/24 vs Mountain Range | 16 |
| 12/21/24 @ Valley Christian | 15 |
Fossil Ridge can attribute much of their success to Walker Shields, who went 8 for 13 to rack up 19 points. The dominant performance gave Shields a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Carter Gray, who posted 11 points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 87-32, which was the final score in Greeley West's tilt against Rocky Mountain on Friday. 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).
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 defeat dropped their record down to 1-18.
Everything came up roses for Fossil Ridge against Greeley West in their previous meeting back in January, as the squad secured a 95-40 victory. In that match, Fossil Ridge amassed a halftime lead of 48-18, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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