Animas is 7-2 against Cobre since January of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Animas Panthers will look to take advantage of their home court for the first time this season as they take on the Cobre Indians at 6:00 p.m. Animas' defense has only allowed 28.1 points per game this season, so Cobre's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Animas' usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Saturday's struggle, when Cliff offense got past them. The contest between Animas and Cliff didn't end well, with Animas falling 59-43. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Cowboys/Cowgirls recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
| 12/14/24 vs Cliff | 3 |
| 01/18/24 @ Springer | 2 |
| 11/30/23 @ Carrizozo | 2 |
| 12/05/24 vs Hatch Valley | 1 |
| 02/20/24 @ Quemado | 1 |
Defeat or not, Animas got some senior leadership from Journey Sheehan and Laikyn Davenport. Sheehan almost dropped a double-double on nine points and ten boards, while Davenport posted 19 points and six rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Sheehan a new career-high in assists (three).
Even though they lost, Animas smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in seven consecutive games.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cobre). They put the hurt on Lordsburg with a sharp 62-42 win on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Indians.
The victory got Cobre back to even at 3-3. As for Animas, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.
Animas took their win against Cobre in their previous matchup back in January by a conclusive 48-25. Does Animas have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cobre turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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