Rattlers
| 03/01/25 vs Cokeville | 31 |
| 02/28/25 vs Burlington | 62 |
| 02/27/25 vs Dubois | 72 |
| 02/21/25 vs Cokeville | 60 |
| 02/20/25 @ Encampment | 62 |
| + 18 more games |
The Little Snake River Rattlers will take on the Southeast Cyclones at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday. Little Snake River is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.3 points per game this season.
Little Snake River heads in on the heels of a playoff contest on Saturday. They lost to Cokeville on the road by a 52-34 margin. The loss continues a trend for the Rattlers in their meetings with the Panthers: they've now lost five in a row.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Marcos Marquez, who shot 56% from the field on his way to 11 points and four steals. He is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed three or more in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Granit Ready, who posted nine points.
Meanwhile, Southeast earned a 51-43 win over Niobrara County on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cyclones.
Little Snake River better focus on containing Ayden Desmond and TJ Moats as the pair were huge in Southeast's win. Desmond dropped a double-double with 25 points and ten rebounds, while Moats dropped a double-double with 13 points and 15 boards. That makes it five consecutive games in which Desmond has scored at least a third of Southeast's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Beaux Shimic, who put up eight points in addition to five assists and five steals.
Little Snake River's defeat dropped their record down to 17-6. As for Southeast, their victory bumped their record up to 16-11.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Little Snake River has been crashing the boards this season, having averaged 33.8 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Southeast struggles in that department as they've been averaging 28.7 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Little Snake River came up short against Southeast in their previous meeting back in December of 2019, falling 44-39. Can Little Snake River avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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