Sangre de Cristo entered their game against Cotopaxi on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Sangre de Cristo Thunderbirds took a 41-34 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cotopaxi Pirates. The Thunderbirds lost against the Pirates in their previous head to head back in February of 2022, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 57-23 score last time.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Cotopaxi to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kenny Teter, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 13 rebounds. Teter has been hot, having also posted two or more blocks the last five times he's played. Joel Tezak was another key player, putting up 12 points and eight rebounds.
Sangre de Cristo's loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-3. As for Cotopaxi, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-2.
Sangre de Cristo will challenge Moffat at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Moffat will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Sangre de Cristo surely won't give up without a fight. As for Cotopaxi, they will take on Creede at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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