Creede needed a changed in momentum after dropping five straight games and they got it from Jaxson Fazio. The Creede Miners blew past the Soroco Rams 47-27 on Saturday thanks in part to Fazio, who dropped a double-double on 27 points and ten rebounds. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in offensive rebounds (seven).
Another player making a difference was Charles Heinrich, who scored three points in addition to seven steals and six rebounds. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.8 steals per game.
Creede smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive rebounds. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their offensive rebound total in three consecutive contests.
Creede's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Soroco, they are on a 12-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.
Creede will square off against Lake City at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Soroco has already played their next game (against Creede), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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