You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Cotopaxi's strategy against Sangre de Cristo on Saturday. Everything went the Cotopaxi Pirates' way against the Sangre de Cristo Thunderbirds as the Cotopaxi Pirates made off with a 39-16 victory. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 119th, while the Thunderbirds are ranked 272nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Hayden Eggleston, who dropped a double-double on 27 points and 11 steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Kelsey Teter, who posted six points and three steals.
Despite the loss, Sangre de Cristo still got an impressive performance from Haylee Freel, who earned seven points and five rebounds.
Pirates
| 01/11/25 @ Sangre de Cristo | 39-16 |
| 01/10/25 @ Centennial | 41-31 |
The win made it two in a row for Cotopaxi and bumps their season record up to 5-1. As for Sangre de Cristo, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
Cotopaxi will challenge Creede at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Cotopaxi's defense has only allowed 24.2 points per game this season, so Creede's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Sangre de Cristo, they will square off against Moffat at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Moffat will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Sangre de Cristo surely won't give up without a fight.
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