Fortuna and Del Norte are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2019, but not for long. The Fortuna Huskies will venture away from home to face off against the Del Norte Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with seven consecutive losses for Fortuna and three for Del Norte.
On Tuesday, Fortuna was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 56-50 to Eureka. While losing is never fun, the Huskies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 742nd, while the Loggers are ranked 329th).
Meanwhile, Del Norte lost 79-57 to Eureka on Thursday.
Del Norte's defeat dropped their record down to 13-11. As for Fortuna, their loss dropped their record down to 8-17.
Fortuna and Del Norte were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup two weeks ago, but Fortuna came up empty-handed after a 48-47 defeat. Can Fortuna avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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