Caprock Academy hasn't had much luck against Rangely recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Caprock Academy Eagles will head out to challenge the Rangely Panthers at 7:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Caprock Academy is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest defeat since January 23, 2024 on Tuesday. They were dealt a 65-34 loss at the hands of Plateau Valley. The game marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, Rangely was just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 62-61 to Meeker. The defeat continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Cowboys: they've now lost six in a row.
Caprock Academy will need focus on slowing down Marcos Quintana, one of several Rangely players who made an impact when they last played. He dropped a double-double on 20 points and 11 boards. Quintana is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Bollinger, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds.
Even though they lost, Rangely smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in six consecutive contests.
Rangely's loss dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Caprock Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-6.
Caprock Academy came up short against Rangely in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 51-43. Can Caprock Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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