The Aguilar Wildcats are taking a road trip to take on the Moffat Cowboys at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Aguilar has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with nine straight defeats, while Moffat will come in with three straight victories.
Aguilar is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Hanover on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Aguilar was beaten by Hanover 65-22. The Wildcats were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 37-8.
Meanwhile, Moffat earned a 43-36 win over Cripple Creek-Victor on Saturday.
Moffat found their leader in sophomore Preston Heater, who posted 21 points along with seven rebounds and four steals. The contest was Heater's fifth in a row with at least 16 points.
Moffat smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 23 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in five consecutive games.
The victory got Moffat back to even at 9-9. As for Aguilar, their loss dropped their record down to 0-9.
Aguilar took a serious blow against Moffat in their previous meeting back in February of 2018, falling 75-21. Can Aguilar avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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