Deer Trail was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their 23rd straight defeat dating back to last season. They were beaten by the Caliche Buffaloes 57-24. The Eagles were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 30-10.
Despite the loss, Deer Trail saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Chauncy Gudenkauf posted 11 points. That was a full 45.8% of Deer Trail's points, marking the seventh time in a row Gudenkauf has scored more than a third of the team's points.
Caliche was led to victory by Amman Adolf and Avery Bell. Adolf went 7-for-11 en route to 17 points and five rebounds, while Bell put up 13 points along with seven boards and three steals. The dominant performance gave Adolf a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Mason Hernandez, who earned two points in addition to seven assists and four steals.
Deer Trail's defeat dropped their record down to 0-15. As for Caliche, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 7-9 record this season.
Deer Trail didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 62-22 loss against Byers on the 11th. As for Caliche, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 58-53 victory against Denver Waldorf on the 10th.
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