Basketball Recap: Deer Trail Starts Season with Win at Home

By Team Reports Dec 9, 2024, 8:56am

Basketball Recap: Deer Trail Eagles vs. Pikes Peak Christian Eagles

Deer Trail took care of business in their home opener on Friday (and then some). Everything went their way against the Pikes Peak Christian Eagles as the Deer Trail Eagles made off with a 32-11 win. The victory was a breath of fresh air for Deer Trail as it put an end to their seven-game losing streak dating back to last season.

Leading Deer Trail to victory were Allena Sanchez-Neal and Megan Donovan. Sanchez-Neal dropped a triple-double on 18 points, 11 rebounds, and 11 steals, while Donovan dropped a double-double on ten rebounds and ten steals. The dominant performance also gave Donovan a new career-high in offensive rebounds (four). Another player making a difference was Jeanette Rodriguez, who had five points in addition to eight rebounds and two steals.

Deer Trail has already played their next matchup, a 26-23 win against Bethune on the 7th. As for Pikes Peak Christian, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 39-13 defeat against Miami-Yoder on the 7th.

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