Rifle and Moffat County are an even 4-4 against one another since January of 2017, but not for long. Having just played yesterday, the Rifle Bears will head out on the road to face off against the Moffat County Bulldogs at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for Rifle and eight for Moffat County.
On Friday, Rifle ended up a good deal behind Delta and lost 70-53.
Meanwhile, Moffat County came up short against Middle Park on Friday and fell 71-64. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 245th, while the Panthers are ranked 66th).
Rifle's loss dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Moffat County, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 2-9.
Rifle didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Moffat County in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 72-67 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Moffat County's Ian Champ Hafey, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 14 boards. Now that he won't be playing on Saturday, will it be easier for Rifle to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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