The Plateau Valley Cowboys will head out to square off against the Meeker Cowboys at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Plateau Valley has 12 straight wins, Meeker has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Plateau Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Rangely 69-23 on Friday. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 37-15.
Plateau Valley got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Jackson Bevan out in front who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 11 boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Vig, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Meeker was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Saturday as they fell 61-55 to Grand Valley. While the Cowboys didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Cardinals 16-10 in the first quarter.
Plateau Valley's win was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 32.7 points. As for Meeker, their loss dropped their record down to 3-12.
Plateau Valley came out on top in a nail-biter against Meeker when the teams last played back in February of 2022, sneaking past 40-38. Will Plateau Valley repeat their success, or does Meeker have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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