The Cuba Rams struggled with assists on Thursday (the Cottonwood Classical Prep Coyotes had nine more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Cuba fell just short of Cottonwood Classical Prep by a score of 55-52. Cuba has struggled against Cottonwood Classical Prep recently, as their contest on Thursday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Several Rams players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Tierre Nez, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine rebounds. It was the first time this season that Nez pulled down eight or more rebounds. Another player making a difference was Tremayne Chiquito, who scored ten points.
Kaedon Petties continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Cottonwood Classical Prep, scoring 29 points along with six rebounds and two steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Petties has scored at least a third of Cottonwood Classical Prep's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Bo Lobaina, who scored seven points along with 13 rebounds.
Cuba has been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last ten games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-15 record this season. As for Cottonwood Classical Prep, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-14.
Coincidentally, the pair will both be playing Bosque the next time they take the court. Cottonwood Classical Prep will head out to face Bosque at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, while Cuba will head out to face them at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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