The Fort Washakie Eagles will square off against the Little Snake River Rattlers at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Fort Washakie has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with seven straight defeats, while Little Snake River will come in with three straight victories.
Fort Washakie is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a 75-67 hit to the loss column at the hands of St. Stephens on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Little Snake River's strategy against Rangely on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Little Snake River blew Rangely out of the water with a 70-43 final score. Given the Rattlers' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 24th in Wyoming, while the Panthers are ranked 315th in Colorado), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Little Snake River's win came from a few key players Fort Washakie will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Tymber Cozzens, who went 8 for 12 to rack up 16 points and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Aiden Jones, who went 5 of 10 en route to 15 points.
Little Snake River pushed their record up to 11-4 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.4 points over those games. As for Fort Washakie, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
Fort Washakie was taken down by Little Snake River 80-31 in their previous meeting on Saturday. Will Fort Washakie have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
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