Basketball Recap: Meeker's Win Ends Four-Game Losing Streak on the Road

Meeker won the last time they faced De Beque and things went their way on Friday too. The Meeker Cowboys managed a 60-56 victory over the De Beque Dragons.

Tyler Sanders

Points

02/14/25 vs Cedaredge	19
02/28/25 @ De Beque	18
02/21/25 vs Olathe	17
01/18/25 @ Gunnison	17
01/21/25 @ Vail Mountain	15
+ 17 more games

Meeker got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Tyler Sanders out in front who posted 18 points and six boards. Sanders is becoming a predictor of Meeker's success: when he posts at least 15 points the team is 4-2 (and 3-13 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Said Rodriguez, who almost dropped a triple-double with ten points, nine rebounds, and 13 assists.

De Beque's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Burke Largent, who dropped a double-double with 24 points and 12 boards. That was a full 42.9% of De Beque's points, marking the sixth time in a row Largent has earned more than a third of the team's points. Kriz Guerra also deserves some recognition as he scored his first points of the season.

Meeker's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-15. As for De Beque, their loss dropped their record down to 14-8.

Meeker didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 65-40 win against Vail Christian on the 1st. As for De Beque, they will challenge Cotopaxi at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. De Beque is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.4 points per game this season.