The Steamboat Springs Sailors lost against the Moffat County Bulldogs back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. Steamboat Springs lost to Moffat County at home by a decisive 31-17 margin. While losing is never fun, Steamboat Springs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 257th, while Moffat County is ranked 123rd).
Steamboat Springs' defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Hailey Bender, who scored eight points along with three steals, and Tyler King who scored four points. That was a full 47.1% of Steamboat Springs' points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Moffat County's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Emma Tucker, who scored 11 points along with two blocks. Katie Jo Knez was another key contributor, scoring six points along with three steals.
Steamboat Springs' loss was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 6-15. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 23.0 points per game. As for Moffat County, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season.
Steamboat Springs won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Coal Ridge at 12:30 p.m. on February 17th. Hopefully Coal Ridge focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 36 last Tuesday. As for Moffat County, they and Rifle will face off at 6:00 p.m. on February 17th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Hopefully Rifle focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 24 on Friday.
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