Mesa Ridge came into their game on Friday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They were beaten by the Falcon Falcons 69-14. The contest marked the Grizzlies' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
They got a good chunk of their points from the dynamic duo of Roxanna Ambuul and Aaliyah Reyna, who each put up three points. Riley Duysen held things down on the boards with eight rebounds.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Falcon to victory, but perhaps none more so than Alexis Hunter, who dropped a double-double with 12 points and 15 boards. The dominant performance gave Hunter a new career-high in rebounds. Cobelyn Wiesner was another key player, putting up 14 points and five assists.
Mesa Ridge has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 9-14 record this season. Falcon has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season.
Mesa Ridge does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Falcon, it'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Falcons duke it out with the Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on March 1st. Pueblo East will roll in looking for their 12th straight victory, something Falcon surely won't give up without a fight.
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