Sangre de Cristo lost against Del Norte back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Sangre de Cristo Thunderbirds had to suffer through a 53-11 loss at the hands of the Del Norte Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Thunderbirds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 274th, while the Tigers are ranked 98th).
Del Norte found their leader in sophomore Emma Parra, who almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine steals. Parra's evening made it five games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Baylie Laymon, who posted five points in addition to seven boards and seven steals.
The loss was their first on the road , dropping their record down to 4-7. As for Del Norte, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 7-2.
Sangre de Cristo didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 42-36 defeat against Primero on the 24th. Del Norte has also already played their next game (against Custer County), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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