The Durango Demons will venture away from home to square off against the Pagosa Springs Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Durango is headed into Tuesday's match hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight losses. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 50-46 heartbreaker at the hands of Cheyenne Mountain.
Meanwhile, Pagosa Springs was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They were three points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 45-42 heartbreaker at the hands of Salida. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 243rd, while the Spartans are ranked 50th).
Pagosa Springs' loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Durango, they suffered their first road defeat, dropping their record down to 8-4.
Durango came up short against Pagosa Springs in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 46-33. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pagosa Springs' Colt Lewis, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten steals. Now that Durango knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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