Dove Creek and Ridgway are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2015, but not for long. The Dove Creek Bulldogs will look to defend their home court on Saturday against the Ridgway Demons at 2:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Dove Creek is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 55-23 victory over Mancos. The win was nothing new for the Bulldogs as they're now sitting on four straight.
| 01/14/25 @ Mancos | 24 |
| 01/11/25 vs Ignacio | 15 |
| 12/21/24 vs Nucla | 18 |
| 12/20/24 vs Monticello | 22 |
| 12/14/24 @ Rangely | 27 |
It was another big night for Ralynn Hickman, who went 10 of 14 en route to 24 points in addition to eight assists and eight steals. Her evening made it five games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Hadley Hatfield, who posted ten points along with six rebounds and six steals.
Hickman wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Dove Creek was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Ridgway played in conference for the first time on Thursday and they got just the result they we're looking for. Everything went their way against Telluride as Ridgway made off with a 51-30 victory. That looming 51-30 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Demons yet this season.
Ridgway's win bumped their record up to 3-5. As for Dove Creek, their victory bumped their record up to 7-3.
Everything came up roses for Dove Creek against Ridgway when the teams last played back in January of 2024, as the squad secured a 65-31 win. Will Dove Creek repeat their success, or does Ridgway have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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