Del Norte has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a 55-45 hit to the loss column at the hands of the West Valley Eagles on Friday. The Warriors were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Eagles apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in December of 2021.
Jordan Heacock was his usual excellent self, going 8 for 20 on his way to 26 points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals for West Valley. That makes it six consecutive games in which Heacock has scored at least a third of West Valley's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Blaze Collins, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten boards.
Del Norte's defeat dropped their record down to 11-4. As for West Valley, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
Del Norte wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 73-46 victory against Lassen on the 4th. As for West Valley, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 61-54 win against Mt. Shasta on the 4th.
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