The Creede Miners will take on the De Beque Dragons in a tournament on Thursday. The timing isn't great for Creede: they have been struggling with four straight losses at home dating back to last season, while De Beque has snatched up nine consecutive wins on the road also dating back to last season.
Creede is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Lake City: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Creede blew Lake City out of the water with a 43-16 final score. The Miners pushed the score to 34-14 by the end of the third, a deficit Lake City had little chance of recovering from.
Creede's win on Saturday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Charlie Fairchild, who went 5 for 12 on his way to 13 points and six steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Charles Heinrich, who posted six points in addition to nine steals and seven boards.
Creede smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, De Beque beat Rangely 44-37 on Saturday. The 44-point effort marked the Dragons' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
De Beque's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Creede, their victory bumped their record up to 2-3.
Creede suffered a grim 75-52 defeat to De Beque in their previous matchup back in December of 2018. Thankfully for Creede, Wesley Ryan (who dropped a double-double on 28 points and 12 rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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