Mitchell was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 37th straight defeat dating back to last season. They were beaten by the Sand Creek Scorpions 84-19. While losing is never fun, the Marauders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 329th, while the Scorpions are ranked 62nd).
Mathew Starks went supernova for Sand Creek, dropping a double-double on 22 points and 12 rebounds. Starks has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last 11 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Terrence Clay, who posted 12 points and seven steals.
Mitchell's loss dropped their record down to 0-14. As for Sand Creek, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-3.
Mitchell will look to defend their home court on Monday against Pueblo Centennial at 6:00 p.m. Mitchell is facing Pueblo Centennial at the right time seeing as Pueblo Centennial is stuck on a four-game losing streak. Sand Creek has already played their next match, a 63-58 victory against Falcon on the 1st.
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