The Rich Rebels and the Cokeville Panthers will compete for holiday cheer at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Cokeville took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Rich, who comes in off a win.
Rich's tournament run continued when they took on Wind River on Saturday. Everything went Rich's way against Wind River as Rich made off with a 56-36 win. The Rebels have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four games by 20 points or more this season.
| 12/14/24 vs Wind River | 6 |
| 12/13/24 vs Little Snake River | 5 |
| 01/27/24 @ Manila | 5 |
| 02/01/24 @ Kemmerer | 4 |
| 02/16/24 @ Wendover | 4 |
Rich found their leader in sophomore Molly Weston, who posted 18 points along with six boards and six steals. Those six steals gave Weston a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Braylyn Pugmire, who went 6 of 9 on her way to 14 points and seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Cokeville suffered their biggest defeat since January 23rd on Saturday. They came up short against Mountain View, falling 63-42. The loss continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Buffalos: they've now lost four in a row.
Cokeville now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Rich, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Rich didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Cokeville in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 57-51 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rich since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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