After flying high against Fort Morgan last Saturday, Prospect Ridge Academy came back down to earth. The Prospect Ridge Academy Miners were just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 83-82 to the Fort Lupton Bluedevils. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Saturday (78), the Miners still had to take the loss.
Prospect Ridge Academy lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Jackson Brandt, who went 7 of 12 on his way to 19 points in addition to six assists and five boards. Liam Schilling was another key player, going 5 for 11 en route to 14 points and seven assists.
Brandt wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Prospect Ridge Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fort Lupton only racked up 11 assists.
It was another big night for Isaiah Garcia, who went 14 of 19 on his way to 35 points along with five rebounds and three steals for Fort Lupton. Another player making a difference was Javon Gonzales, who went 8 for 13 en route to 19 points in addition to six assists and five steals.
Prospect Ridge Academy's loss dropped their record down to 7-3. As for Fort Lupton, their win was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-4.
Prospect Ridge Academy has already played their next match, a 52-48 victory against Colorado Academy on the 16th. As for Fort Lupton, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 76-61 win against Englewood on the 16th.
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