The Soroco Rams and the Creede Miners will face off at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Soroco is looking for their season's first win.
Soroco saw some tournament action on Friday. They were outmatched by Olathe and fell 78-17.
Meanwhile, Creede didn't have quite enough to beat West Grand on Friday and fell 31-29. The match marked the Miners' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Soroco will need focus on slowing down Charlie Fairchild, one of several Creede players who made an impact when they last played. He posted 15 points and four steals. Fairchild has been hot recently, having posted four or more steals the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jaxson Fazio, who had five points in addition to eight rebounds and four steals.
Even though they lost, Creede 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 eight offensive rebounds in six consecutive games.
Creede dropped their record down to 2-5 with the loss, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Soroco, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Soroco suffered a grim 47-27 defeat to Creede when the teams last played two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fazio, who dropped a double-double on 27 points and ten rebounds. Now that Soroco knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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