The Little Snake River Rattlers won the last time they faced the Meeker Cowboys, and things went their way on Thursday too. Little Snake River came out on top against the Cowboys by a score of 52-42. Given Little Snake River's advantage in MaxPreps's basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 24th in Wyoming, while the Cowboys are ranked 159th in Colorado), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the defeat, Meeker saw an underclassman step up: Rylee Sullivan dropped a double-double on 16 points and 14 rebounds. Addie Knowles was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with five rebounds.
Little Snake River is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. As for Meeker, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-6 record this season.
Little Snake River will stay at home for another game and welcome the Panthers at 12:30 p.m. on February 3rd. Saratoga has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Meeker, they won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against the Pirates at 5:30 p.m. on February 2nd. Olathe is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games.
