The Aguilar Wildcats will head out to challenge the Moffat Cowboys at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Aguilar comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
It was a proper cat-fight when Aguilar took on Manzanola on Wednesday. Aguilar fell 45-32 to Manzanola.
01/15/25 @ Manzanola | 12 |
01/11/25 vs Walsh | 9 |
12/12/24 @ Trinidad | 9 |
12/07/24 vs South Baca [Campo/Vilas/Pritchett] | 9 |
12/06/24 @ Springfield | 11 |
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Matthew Gonzales, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 12 rebounds. Gonzales is crushing it when it comes to boards: he's pulled down at least nine every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Caiden Gomez, who posted ten points.
Even though they lost, Aguilar smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Moffat unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They had to suffer through a 64-23 loss at the hands of Sangre de Cristo.
Aguilar will have to keep a close watch on Chase Shellabarger and Preston Heater, a pair of players who had a big impact on Moffat's prior game. Shellabarger earned six points and ten rebounds, while Heater put up 13 points and six boards. That was a full 56.5% of Moffat's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's had more than a third of the team's points.
Moffat's loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 5-4. As for Aguilar, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Aguilar has been crashing the rebounds this season, having averaged 29 boards per game. However, it's not like Moffat struggles in that department as they've been averaging 36.9 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Aguilar took a serious blow against Moffat in their previous matchup back in February of 2018, falling 75-21. Can Aguilar avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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