Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only the North Park Wildcats walked away with it. They took down the Trojans 55-38 on Thursday. The win was familiar territory for North Park who now have three in a row.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead North Park to victory, but perhaps none more so than Gavin Pittington, who scored 16 points along with seven assists. Another player making a difference was Jace Cornelison, who scored 12 points.
Ouray's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Cavan Pasek, who scored 19 points along with seven rebounds and five blocks, and Landen Hill who scored 12 points along with five rebounds and two steals. Pasek has been hot recently, having posted 17 or more points the last three times he's played.
North Park is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-10 record this season. As for Ouray, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-11 record this season.
North Park's road trip will continue as they head out to face De Beque at 5:00 p.m. on February 23rd. North Park will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Colorado Rankings (they are ranked 279th, while De Beque is ranked 130th). Ouray does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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