In what's become a running theme this season, the Creede Miners gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. They blew past Centennial 64-23 at home. Winning may never get old, but Creede sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Creede to victory, but perhaps none more so than Lila Fairchild, who scored 29 points along with seven steals and five assists. That makes it nine consecutive games in which Fairchild has scored at least a third of Creede's points. Jalen Laing was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 15 points and 11 rebounds.
Centennial's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Anai Medina, who scored ten points along with four steals and two blocks. Another player making a difference was Reina Aguilera, who scored no points along with six rebounds and five blocks.
Even though they lost, Centennial smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. This was only their 12th loss (out of 15 games) when they hit their own glass that hard.
Creede pushed their record up to 11-7 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.2 points per game. As for Centennial, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-15.
Creede won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Lake City at 3:00 p.m. on February 17th. Hopefully Creede focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 18 on Friday. As for Centennial, they won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Moffat at 5:00 p.m. on February 17th. Hopefully Centennial focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 19 on Friday.
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