The Sangre de Cristo Thunderbirds will be playing at home against the Del Norte Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Sangre de Cristo focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 19 on Friday.
Sangre de Cristo suffered their biggest defeat yet this season on Friday. Their rough 51-26 loss to Primero might stick with them for a while.
Sangre de Cristo's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Deagon Rogers, who scored 14 points along with eight rebounds, and Ezra Lopez who scored nine points along with two steals. That's the first time this season that Rogers pulled down eight or more rebounds.
Del Norte posted their closest win yet this season on Saturday. They skirted past South Park 29-27. The victory was just what Del Norte needed coming off of a 67-23 loss in their prior contest.
Sangre de Cristo's defeat dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Del Norte, their victory bumped their record up to 3-7.
Sangre de Cristo was taken down by Del Norte 57-7 when the teams last played back in January of 2023. Thankfully for Sangre de Cristo, Ben Parra (who scored 21 points along with six rebounds and five assists) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
