Creede was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 45-36 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cotopaxi Pirates. While losing is never fun, the Miners can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 324th, while the Pirates are ranked 138th).
When it comes to explaining why Creede lost, don't look at Jaxson Fazio. Despite the final result, he went 6 for 11 en route to 13 points and four steals. Another player making a difference was Charlie Fairchild, who posted 12 points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Creede's defeat dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Cotopaxi, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-2.
Creede will head out on the road to challenge Sierra Grande at 6:30 p.m. on January 24th. Sierra Grande is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.7 points per game this season. Cotopaxi has already played their next match (against Antonito), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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