Creede is 0-5 against Cotopaxi since December of 2017 but things could change on Friday. The Creede Miners are taking a road trip to challenge the Cotopaxi Pirates at 5:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Creede is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They snuck past Primero with a 52-46 victory on Saturday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Miners as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
Lila Fairchild was a one-woman wrecking crew for Creede as she dropped a double-double on 34 points and 11 steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Fairchild has scored at least a third of Creede's points. Angel Edmonds was another key player, going 5 for 8 on her way to 10 points in addition to six rebounds and five steals.
Creede smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in six consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Cotopaxi hadn't done well against Sangre de Cristo recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Everything went Cotopaxi's way against Sangre de Cristo as Cotopaxi made off with a 39-16 victory. The Pirates have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three contests by 20 points or more this season.
The win made it two in a row for Cotopaxi and bumps their season record up to 5-1. As for Creede, their victory bumped their record up to 3-7.
Creede took a serious blow against Cotopaxi in their previous matchup back in February of 2021, falling 56-18. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Creede was down 45-11.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
