The Rangely Panthers will challenge the Vail Mountain Gore Rangers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Thursday, Rangely came up short against Caprock Academy and fell 50-42. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
| 01/16/25 vs Caprock Academy | 9 |
| 12/13/24 vs West Grand | 7 |
| 01/06/24 vs Soroco | 6 |
| 01/27/24 vs West Grand | 6 |
| 01/16/24 vs Caprock Academy | 5 |
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Clay Allred, who posted eight points and nine steals. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in steals. Another player making a difference was Landon Bollinger, who had four points along with seven rebounds and six assists.
Even though they lost, Rangely 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 ten offensive rebounds in seven consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Vail Mountain hadn't done well against Meeker recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Vail Mountain walked away with a 61-54 win over Meeker. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Gore Rangers.
Vail Mountain's victory bumped their record up to 7-4. As for Rangely, their defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 5-8.
Rangely took a serious blow against Vail Mountain in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 58-31. Thankfully for Rangely, Christian Mills (who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 13 boards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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