North Park lost against Little Snake River back in January of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The North Park Wildcats fell 42-34 to the Little Snake River Rattlers. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 274th in Colorado, while the Rattlers are ranked 23rd in Wyoming).
North Park's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Aiden Pittington, who posted 13 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Pittington, who put up 12 points and three steals.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Little Snake River to victory, but perhaps none more so than Granit Ready, who went 5-for-8 on his way to 11 points and four steals. Thanks to that strong game, Ready now owns an excellent 46.2% field goal percentage. Marcos Marquez was another key player, putting up two points in addition to ten boards and seven assists.
This is the second loss in a row for North Park and nudges their season record down to 8-8. As for Little Snake River, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season.
North Park didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 59-46 loss against Vail Christian on the 15th. As for Little Snake River, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, an 85-82 victory against Saratoga on the 15th.
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