Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Plateau Valley). They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat the Caprock Academy Eagles 65-34. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 36-13.
Plateau Valley had a senior duo take command as Jackson Bevan almost dropped a double-double on 22 points and nine rebounds and Jack Vig went 7 of 10 en route to 16 points in addition to seven assists and six boards. The dominant performance gave Bevan a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Cody Gutierrez, who posted 11 points.
Plateau Valley was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Justin Hardies and Dayton Freeman certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Hardies scored 12 points, while Freeman had four points.
Cowboys
| 01/14/25 vs Caprock Academy | 65-34 |
| 01/10/25 vs De Beque | 63-51 |
| 12/20/24 vs Ouray | 51-13 |
| 12/17/24 vs North Fork | 56-47 |
| 03/01/24 vs Wiggins | 62-41 |
| + 7 more games |
Plateau Valley's victory was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 31.6 points. As for Caprock Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.
Plateau Valley has already played their next matchup, a 55-14 win against West Grand on the 18th. As for Caprock Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 50-42 victory against Rangely on the 16th.
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