On Tuesday, the Walsenburg Panthers were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 42-41 to the Mitchell Marauders. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Walsenburg saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Landon Eccher to rack up 20 points in addition to seven boards and three steals. What's more, Eccher also posted a 75% three-point shooting accuracy, which is the highest he's achieved since back in January. Logan Tenorio was another key player, putting up five points along with 15 rebounds and three blocks.
Even though they lost, Walsenburg was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 4.2 assists per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 8.2.
Noah Romero had an outrageously good game for Mitchell as he on his way to 20 points and five steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Oshun Reed, who posted five points and seven steals.
Walsenburg's defeat dropped their record down to 3-18. As for Mitchell, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-20.
Looking ahead, Walsenburg will take on Las Animas at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Walsenburg is facing Las Animas at the right time seeing as Las Animas is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Mitchell, they will square off against Thomas MacLaren School at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Thomas MacLaren School is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.5 points per game this season.
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