The Plateau Valley Cowboys will venture away from home to challenge the Meeker Cowboys at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Plateau Valley is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Rangely on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Plateau Valley was dealt a 61-33 loss at the hands of Rangely. While losing is never fun, the Cowboys can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 134th, while the Panthers are ranked 44th).
Meanwhile, Meeker didn't have quite enough to beat Grand Valley on Saturday and fell 37-35. While the Cowboys didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Cardinals 10-4 in the first quarter.
Plateau Valley will need focus on slowing down Rylee Sullivan, one of several Meeker players who made an impact when they last played. She posted 14 points along with eight rebounds and four steals. Sullivan is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was Taylor Garcia, who scored four points and seven boards.
Plateau Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 9-4. As for Meeker, they dropped their record down to 8-7 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Plateau Valley came up short against Meeker in their previous meeting back in February of 2022, falling 42-36. Thankfully for Plateau Valley, Sarah Kracht (who earned 27 points in addition to six rebounds and four steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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