The Rifle Bears's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Saturday after their third straight loss. They ended up on the wrong side of a rough 58-37 walloping at the hands of Moffat County. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Rifle in their matchups with Moffat County: they've now lost seven in a row.
Rifle lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jayden Hills, who scored 14 points along with three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Hills has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Blayke Hostettler, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds.
Even though they lost, Rifle smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Moffat County only pulled down five offensive rebounds.
Caitlyn Adams had an outrageously good game for Moffat County as she scored 18 points along with six assists and six rebounds. Adams has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Ariana Buchanan, who scored ten points along with five steals.
Rifle has traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last ten matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-18 record this season. As for Moffat County, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 15-8.
Rifle does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Moffat County will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Lamar at 5:30 p.m. on February 20th. Lamar will roll in looking for their eighth straight win, something Moffat County surely won't give up without a fight.
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