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Cowboys steady after loss, improve to 12–2 with home win

MEEKER |  The Meeker High School girls basketball team split its weekend slate, dropping a close road contest Friday before rebounding with a decisive home win Saturday to remain atop the league standings.

Meeker fell 45–42 at North Fork on Friday, Feb. 2, in a defensive battle marked by offensive struggles against the Miners’ physical play.

“We came out very flat in the North Fork game, and they were really fired up,” head coach Eric…