The Moffat Cowboys lost a heartbreaker when they last took the court, but unfortunately for them the loss they were handed on on Saturday was a bit more commanding. They took a serious blow against Creede, falling 63-33. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Moffat in their matchups with the Miners: they've now lost four in a row.
Moffat's loss came despite strong showings from Paige Hammel and Sequoia Sirois. Hammel scored 16 points along with eight steals and six rebounds, while Sirois scored six points along with 16 rebounds. Sirois is crushing the rebound category: she's posted at least nine every time she's taken the court this season.
Moffat struggled to work together and finished the game with only three assists. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Creede racked up 13 assists.
Lila Fairchild continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Creede, scoring 34 points along with eight steals and six rebounds. That makes it five consecutive games in which Fairchild has scored at least a third of Creede's points. Jasmin Laing was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with eight assists and five rebounds.
Moffat's loss dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Creede, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 8-6.
Moffat and the Panthers will face off at 5:00 p.m. on February 2nd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Hopefully Sierra Grande focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 19 on Saturday. As for Creede, they will head out on the road to take on the Thunderbirds at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Sangre de Cristo is also coming in off of a big victory, so somebody is in for a big reversal of fortune.
