The Deer Trail Eagles will head out to face off against the Manzanola Bobcats at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Deer Trail comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
On Monday, Deer Trail had to suffer through a 67-24 loss at the hands of Elbert. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 353rd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 123rd).
Meanwhile, Manzanola played a tough matchup last Saturday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by Primero 76-29. The Bobcats were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-14.
Manzanola has been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 12 games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-16 record this season. Deer Trail's loss dropped their record down to 0-21.
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