The Creede Miners and the Soroco Rams will face off at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Neither of these teams found much success offensively their last time out, scoring well below their season average.
Creede came up into this matchup off a tough 30-point defeat on Thursday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of West Grand by a score of 31-29 on Friday. The game marked the Miners' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
| 12/20/24 vs West Grand | 4 |
| 12/19/24 vs De Beque | 4 |
| 12/14/24 @ Lake City | 6 |
| 12/07/24 vs Soroco | 4 |
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Charlie Fairchild, who posted 15 points and four steals. He has been hot recently, having posted four or more steals the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaxson Fazio, who had five points in addition to eight rebounds and four steals.
Even though they lost, Creede smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in six consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Soroco was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 18th straight loss dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 78-17 loss at the hands of Olathe.
Soroco's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Creede, they dropped their record down to 2-5 with the loss, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Creede took their victory against Soroco when the teams last played two weeks ago by a conclusive 47-27. Does Creede have another victory up their sleeve, or will Soroco turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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