The Cripple Creek-Victor Pioneers's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Wednesday after their fifth straight defeat. They took a hard 66-48 fall against Elbert. Cripple Creek-Victor has not had much luck with Elbert recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Despite the loss, Cripple Creek-Victor still got an impressive performance from Damian Reyes, who scored 26 points. That was a full 54.2% of Cripple Creek-Victor's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Myles Durham was another key contributor, scoring 11 points.
Leading Elbert to victory were Eli Cornell and Logan LaFollette. Cornell scored 17 points along with seven assists and seven rebounds, while LaFollette scored 29 points along with five rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points LaFollette has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Caleb Cornell, who scored six points along with ten rebounds and three steals.
Cripple Creek-Victor has traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last nine matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-12 record this season. As for Elbert, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-4.
Cripple Creek-Victor won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Swallows Charter Academy at 5:30 p.m. on February 15th. Cripple Creek-Victor is facing Swallows Charter Academy at the right time seeing as Swallows Charter Academy is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Elbert, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Simla at 4:30 p.m. One thing working in Simla's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 15 matches.
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