Crested Butte is 1-9 against Center since January of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Crested Butte Titans are taking a road trip to face off against the Center Vikings at 3:00 p.m. Crested Butte has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Last Saturday, Crested Butte was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 32-26 to Caprock Academy.
Meanwhile, Center entered their matchup against Sargent on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Center took a 39-26 hit to the loss column at the hands of Sargent. The game marked the Vikings' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Crested Butte will have to keep a close watch on Presley Wilson and Emiliana Valdez, a pair of players who had a big impact on Center's prior game. Wilson posted 12 points, while Valdez put up six points and six boards. That was a full 46.2% of Center's points, marking the third time in a row she's had more than a third of the team's points.
Center's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-3. As for Crested Butte, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Crested Butte was taken down by Center 57-20 when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Thankfully for Crested Butte, Yaya Garcia (who went 8 for 20 on her way to 21 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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