The Cripple Creek-Victor Pioneers will square off against the Aguilar Wildcats at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Cripple Creek-Victor is coming into the matchup on a five-game losing streak.
Cripple Creek-Victor is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Fountain Valley on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Cripple Creek-Victor took a blow against Fountain Valley, falling 64-23. The Pioneers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 43-14.
Meanwhile, Aguilar's game on Thursday was all tied up 21-21 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They came out on top against Moffat by a score of 51-44.
Cripple Creek-Victor better keep an eye on Matthew Gonzales. He was instrumental in Aguilar's win, dropping a double-double with 26 points and 19 rebounds. That makes it six consecutive games in which Gonzales has scored at least a third of Aguilar's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaxon Salapich, who dropped a double-double with 11 points and 18 boards.
Aguilar smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.2 offensive boards per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 12.2.
Cripple Creek-Victor's defeat dropped their record down to 4-14. As for Aguilar, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 1-9.
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