The Chaparral Wolverines had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.7 points), and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They put the hurt on Ponderosa with a sharp 54-32 win. Given Chaparral's advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked third, while Ponderosa is ranked 27th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Gavin Carter, who scored 16 points along with six rebounds and five assists. He hasn't dropped below 16 points for seven straight games. Another player making a difference was Jackson Jenkins, who scored five points along with 12 rebounds.
Ponderosa lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Noah Wilhelm, who scored ten points along with six rebounds. Dylan Karsteter was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with five rebounds.
Ponderosa struggled to work together and finished the game with only three assists. That's the fewest assists they've managed all season.
Chaparral has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Ponderosa, they dropped their record down to 13-7 with that defeat, which was their sixth straight at home.
Chaparral won't have much time to rest: their next match is against George Washington at 12:00 p.m. on February 3rd. Hopefully Chaparral focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 16 on Friday. As for Ponderosa, they will head out on the road to square off against Rock Canyon at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Ponderosa focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 19 on Friday.
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