There's no place like home for the Falcon Falcons, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Saturday. They blew past Elizabeth 79-51 at home on Monday. Given Falcon's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 94th, while Elizabeth is ranked 264th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Falcon got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jeramiah Potts out in front who scored 18 points along with two steals. Another player making a difference was Christian Bertholf, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds.
Defeat or not, Elizabeth got some senior leadership from Cooper Connelley and Ethan Stone. Connelley scored 17 points along with six rebounds and two steals, while Stone. scored 14 points. Connelley is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last six games he's played.
Even though they lost, Elizabeth were working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. This was only their 14th loss (out of 18 games) when they've passed the ball that well.
Falcon is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Elizabeth, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-18.
Falcon will be playing in front of their home fans against Mitchell at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Falcon is facing Mitchell at the right time seeing as Mitchell is stuck on a 22-game losing streak. As for Elizabeth, they will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against Sand Creek at 7:00 p.m. Elizabeth is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 50.2 points per game this season.
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