Sierra unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They were dealt a 78-38 defeat at the hands of the Pine Creek Eagles on Thursday. The Stallions haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
| 12/18/23 vs Widefield | 4 |
| 12/20/23 vs Pueblo East | 5 |
| 12/05/24 vs Pine Creek | 20 |
When it comes to explaining why Sierra lost, don't look at Nathian Garcia. Despite the final result, he went 7 for 10 on his way to 20 points and seven boards. The dominant performance gave Garcia a new career-high in points.
The win got Pine Creek back to even at 1-1.
Sierra will take on Thomas Jefferson at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Pine Creek, they will welcome Cheyenne Mountain at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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