The Peyton Panthers will square off against the Gilpin County Eagles at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Peyton came up into this matchup off a tough 40-point loss on Tuesday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Limon by a score of 34-31 on Thursday. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
| 12/12/24 vs Limon | 7 |
| 02/16/24 @ Gilpin County | 3 |
| 12/10/24 @ Salida | 2 |
| 12/04/24 @ Elbert | 2 |
| 03/02/24 vs St. Mary's Academy | 2 |
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Sammie Nickell, who posted five points along with ten boards and seven blocks. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in blocks. Bethany Haynie was another key player, putting up four points and 12 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Gilpin County was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Saturday as they fell 36-31 to South Park. The loss was the Eagles' first of the season.
Peyton will have to keep a close watch on Elise Vincent and Faith Ramsey, a pair of players who had a big impact on Gilpin County's prior game. Vincent put up 16 points and seven steals, while Ramsey had 12 points. The game was Vincent's third in a row with at least ten points.
Having lost for the first time this season, Gilpin County fell to 2-1. As for Peyton, their defeat ended a 12-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-2.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Peyton has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 29.2 boards per game. However, it's not like Gilpin County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 29.3 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Everything came up roses for Peyton against Gilpin County in their previous matchup back in February, as the squad secured a 75-28 victory. In that contest, Peyton amassed a halftime lead of 46-11, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.
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