Basketball Recap: Dynamic Duo of Rylee Pahl and Jacob Dodson Lead Cloudcroft to Victory

Bears

Margin (Wins)

12/03/24 vs Carrizozo	45
01/06/25 @ Carrizozo	31
12/12/24 vs Reserve	28
01/11/25 vs Animas	26
12/13/24 vs Hondo Valley	25
12/05/24 @ Dora	20

There's no place like home for Cloudcroft, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. Everything went their way against the Animas Panthers on Saturday as the Cloudcroft Bears made off with a 49-23 victory. The Bears have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 20 points or more this season.

Leading Cloudcroft to victory were Jacob Dodson and Rylee Pahl. Dodson went 5 of 8 on his way to 11 points along with six assists and three steals, while Pahl went 6 for 7 en route to 13 points. Tyson Thompkins was another key player, putting up five points and six boards.

They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Cloudcroft was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Animas only posted one assist.

Despite the loss, Animas still got an impressive performance from Tallon Marble, who posted 11 points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals.

Cloudcroft is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 7-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.3 points per game. As for Animas, they are on a 24-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-11.

Cloudcroft has already played their next game, a 49-37 defeat against Gateway Christian on the 14th. As for Animas, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 97-31 loss against Alamo Navajo on the 16th.