The Creede Miners lost against the Dolores Bears back in February, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. Creede suffered a rough 60-38 defeat at the hands of Dolores. Creede has not had much luck with Dolores recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Despite the loss, Creede still got an impressive performance from Jaxson Fazio, who scored 18 points along with five rebounds. Fazio continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Lyric Stecken, who scored eight points along with eight rebounds.
Creede struggled to work together and finished the game with only two assists. That's the fewest assists they've managed all season.
Creede's defeat was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which bumped their record down to 1-5. As for Dolores, their win ended a eight-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Creede won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Ouray at 1:00 p.m. on December 16th. Hopefully Ouray focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 13 on Tuesday. Dolores will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Sargent at 6:00 p.m. on January 9, 2024.
