The Caprock Academy Eagles will venture away from home to square off against the Plateau Valley Cowboys at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
On Saturday, Caprock Academy didn't have quite enough to beat Vail Mountain and fell 52-49. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Gore Rangers recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Meanwhile, Plateau Valley entered their tilt with Hayden on Saturday with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They claimed a resounding 57-30 victory over the Tigers. Given the Cowboys' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 86th, while the Tigers are ranked 310th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Plateau Valley pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.8 points per game. As for Caprock Academy, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Caprock Academy was taken down by Plateau Valley 65-25 when the teams last played back in January of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Plateau Valley's Jack Vig, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 14 boards. Now that Caprock Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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