Moffat County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They fell 71-64 to the Middle Park Panthers. The Bulldogs were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Panthers apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in December of 2023.
Moffat County lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Jr Welch, who posted 19 points and seven boards. Welch also put up a block, which washis first of the season. Trayson Carlson was another key player, going 6 for 11 on his way to 14 points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Middle Park was led to victory by Vinny Scaturro and Marqes Pasillas. Scaturro dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten boards, while Pasillas almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance gave Pasillas a new career-high in boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Joey Gagnon, who had 15 points.
Moffat County's loss dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Middle Park, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-2.
Moffat County has already played their next contest, a 66-38 victory against Rifle on the 18th. Middle Park has also already played their next match (against Fort Lupton), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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