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| 02/10/24 - Home | 58-22 W |
| 01/20/23 - Away | 70-21 W |
| 02/12/22 - Home | 56-0 W |
| 02/19/21 - Away | 64-25 W |
| 02/20/20 - Home | 61-17 W |
Sangre de Cristo has gone 5-0 against Moffat recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Sangre de Cristo Thunderbirds are taking a road trip to face off against the Moffat Cowboys at 5:00 p.m. Neither of these teams found much success offensively their last time out, scoring well below their season average.
Sangre de Cristo is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Cotopaxi on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Sangre de Cristo came up short against Cotopaxi, falling 39-16. While losing is never fun, the Thunderbirds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 278th, while the Pirates are ranked 120th).
Meanwhile, Moffat entered their tilt with Non Varsity Opponent on Saturday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They had just enough and edged Non Varsity Opponent out 17-14. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Cowboys have posted since January 12, 2024.
Sangre de Cristo better keep an eye on Shauna Pollard. She was instrumental in Moffat's win, putting up eight points and eight steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which Pollard has scored at least a third of Moffat's points. Lexi Sheffield also deserves some recognition as she posted her first block of the season.
Sangre de Cristo's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Moffat, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
Everything came up roses for Sangre de Cristo against Moffat when the teams last played back in February of 2024, as the team secured a 58-22 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sangre de Cristo since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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