Rangely is 1-7 against Little Snake River since January of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Rangely Panthers will challenge the Little Snake River Rattlers at 7:30 p.m.
Rangely is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Friday. They were dealt a 69-23 defeat at the hands of Plateau Valley. The game marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Little Snake River). They simply couldn't be stopped on Saturday as they easily beat Fort Washakie 80-31. With that victory, the Rattlers brought their scoring average up to 52.1 points per game.
Little Snake River had a senior duo take command as Marcos Marquez went 6 for 8 en route to 15 points and eight steals and Bridger Cozzens went 6 of 11 on his way to 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Jones, who posted ten points.
Little Snake River smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in five consecutive matchups.
Little Snake River is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.6 points per game. As for Rangely, their loss dropped their record down to 5-11.
Rangely ended up a good deal behind Little Snake River in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, losing 44-30. Can Rangely avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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