The Del Norte Knights struggled with assists on Tuesday (the Valley Vikings had 12 more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Del Norte had to suffer through a rough 75-48 loss at the hands of Valley. While losing is never fun, Del Norte can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 69th, while Valley is ranked eighth).
Several Knights players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Dakarai Morenike, who scored ten points along with two steals. Julian Castillo was another key contributor, scoring 13 points.
Valley had a senior duo take command as Tyler Kozlowski scored 17 points along with two steals and Julian Chavez scored 13 points along with six assists and five steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Diego Miscles-Rivera, who scored 11 points.
Del Norte has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-19 record this season. As for Valley, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 20-5.
Del Norte will head out on the road to square off against Hope Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hope Christian is coming into the match with nine straight victories at home, so Del Norte will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Valley will take on Bernalillo at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Valley has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 341 points over their last five games.
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