The Moffat Cowboys and the Sierra Grande Panthers squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but sadly the Moffat Cowboys had to settle for second. They fell to the Panthers 48-43. Moffat lost against Sierra Grande in their previous head to head on February 2nd, too, but the margin this time around was much wider than the 71-43 score last time.
Despite the loss, Moffat still got an impressive performance from Ziah Pesqueira, who almost dropped a double-double on 30 points and nine steals. Pesqueira is crushing the steal category: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Preston Heater was another key contributor, scoring five points along with three steals.
Aron Ojeda continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Sierra Grande, scoring 17 points along with five rebounds and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Brian Ontiveros, who scored 12 points along with four steals.
Moffat has not been sharp recently as the team has lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-7 record this season. As for Sierra Grande, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
Moffat will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Stratton at 5:30 p.m. on March 1st. Moffat will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Colorado Rankings (they are ranked 267th, while Stratton is ranked 78th). As for Sierra Grande, they won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Sangre de Cristo at 1:30 p.m. on February 24th.
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