Basketball Recap: Saturday's Win Is Del Norte's Fourth in Last Five Outings

If Sangre de Cristo wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Del Norte, they should've done a better job of containing Kingston Wilcox. The Del Norte Tigers walked away with a 45-38 victory over the Sangre de Cristo Thunderbirds on Saturday with plenty of help from Wilcox, who shot 83% from the field on his way to 12 points. Thanks to that strong game, he now owns an excellent 42.9% three-point shooting accuracy.

Lashawn Trujillo

Steals

03/01/25 vs Sangre de Cristo	6
01/14/25 vs Trinidad	6
02/18/25 vs Hoehne	4
01/21/25 vs Sangre de Cristo	4
12/06/24 vs Buena Vista	4
+ 10 more games

Lashawn Trujillo was another key player, putting up nine points along with seven boards and six steals. He has become a key player for Del Norte: the team is 4-1 when he posts at least three steals, but 7-9 otherwise.

Del Norte has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a massive bump to their 11-10 record this season. Sangre de Cristo has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 12-10 record this season.

Del Norte and Sangre de Cristo are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Del Norte will face off against Haxtun at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Haxtun will roll in looking for their ninth straight win, something Del Norte surely won't give up without a fight. As for Sangre de Cristo, they will challenge McClave at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. McClave will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Sangre de Cristo surely won't give up without a fight.