The Dell City Cougars struggled with assists on Thursday (the Immanuel Christian Warriors had 1500% more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Dell City was dealt a 86-49 defeat at the hands of Immanuel Christian. Dell City has not had much luck with Immanuel Christian recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Despite the loss, Dell City still got an impressive performance from Reyes Espinoza, who scored 23 points along with 4 steals. The contest was Espinoza's third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Isaac Estrada, who scored 11 points along with 5 assists and 3 steals.
Among those leading the charge was Ben Story, who scored 15 points along with 5 assists. Hector Perez was another key contributor, scoring 7 points along with 7 assists.
Dell City's loss dropped their record down to 2-1. As for Immanuel Christian, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Dell City will take on Sierra Blanca at 9:00 a.m. on Friday. Immanuel Christian won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Fort Hancock at 4:30 p.m. on December 1st. Fort Hancock will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings (they are ranked 934th, while Immanuel Christian is ranked 232nd).
