The De Beque Dragons will square off against the Vail Mountain Gore Rangers at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. De Beque will be strutting in after a victory while Vail Mountain will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Friday, De Beque slipped by Plateau Valley 49-48. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Dragons.
| 01/10/25 @ Plateau Valley | 7 |
| 12/13/24 vs Dolores | 6 |
| 11/30/23 vs Mancos | 4 |
| 12/02/23 @ Ridgway | 3 |
| 12/08/23 vs Dolores | 3 |
De Beque's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Avery Rigsby led the charge by almost dropping a double-double on 13 points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Rigsby a new career-high in assists (seven). Another player making a difference was Allyson Sandidge, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 11 rebounds.
De Beque smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in seven consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Vail Mountain played a tough contest on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against Battle Mountain, falling 47-23. The Gore Rangers were down 39-16 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
De Beque has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.0 points per game. As for Vail Mountain, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
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