Winning is just a little bit easier when you outrebound your opponent 20 to 6 on the offensive boards, a fact the Moffat County Bulldogs proved on Thursday. They walked away with a 64-53 victory over Palisade. That's another feather in the cap for Moffat County, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Among those leading the charge was Bryant Carlson, who scored 17 points along with 8 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Evan Beaver, who scored 9 points along with 11 rebounds and 3 steals.
Despite the defeat, Palisade had strong showings from Hunter Howard, who scored 14 points along with 4 steals, and Layne Ruppelius, who scored 14 points along with 3 steals. Julian Garza was another key contributor, scoring 7 points.
The win got Moffat County back to even at 1-1. As for Palisade, their loss dropped their record down to 0-1.
Moffat County won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Fruita Monument at 5:00 p.m. on December 1st. Hopefully Fruita Monument focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 17 on Thursday. As for Palisade, they will face off against Castle View at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Castle View focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 12 on Thursday.
