Basketball Recap: Del Valle Comes Up Short on the Road Against Cedar Creek
By Team Reports
Nov 13, 2024, 8:03am
Basketball Recap: Del Valle Cardinals vs. Cedar Creek Eagles
Del Valle kicked off their season on the road on Tuesday and hit a couple of potholes. They took a hard 91-76 fall against the Cedar Creek Eagles. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Cardinals of the 62-35 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in November of 2023.
Kenji Franklin had a dynamite game for Cedar Creek, shooting 5-for-7 from beyond the arc and dropping a double-double on 47 points and 13 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Franklin has scored at least a third of Cedar Creek's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Bunker, who went 5 for 6 en route to 15 points.
The win (which was Cedar Creek's third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Del Valle will take on Georgetown at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Cedar Creek, they will challenge Gateway College Preparatory at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Cedar Creek knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Gateway College Preparatory likes a good challenge.
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