Deer Trail was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 24th straight loss dating back to last season. They took a blow against the Byers Bulldogs, falling 62-22. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 354th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 97th).
Despite the loss, Deer Trail still got an impressive performance from Chauncy Gudenkauf, who posted ten points. That was a full 45.5% of Deer Trail's points, marking the eighth time in a row Gudenkauf has scored more than a third of the team's points.
Byers' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Garett Crecelius led the charge by putting up seven points and three steals. Marshall Hacker also deserves some recognition as he grabbed his first steals of the season.
Deer Trail's defeat dropped their record down to 0-16. As for Byers, their win bumped their record up to 14-4.
Deer Trail has already played their next matchup, a 42-32 loss against Hi-Plains on the 13th. As for Byers, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 58-55 victory against Limon on the 14th.
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