The Del Norte Nighthawks are taking a road trip to face off against the San Marcos Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Del Norte sitting on four straight wins and San Marcos on five.
Last Tuesday, Del Norte didn't have too much trouble with Mt. Carmel as they won 54-40. Given the Nighthawks' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 292nd, while the Sundevils are ranked 722nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely San Marcos' strategy against Poway on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that San Marcos blew Poway out of the water with an 82-48 final score. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Del Norte better focus on containing Richie Ramirez and Jalen Williams as the pair were huge in San Marcos' win. Ramirez went 9 of 13 on his way to 22 points along with eight boards and seven assists, while Williams went 11 for 18 en route to 25 points and seven rebounds. Williams' evening made it seven games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Mike Brown was another key player, going 7 for 8 en route to 15 points in addition to six rebounds and four blocks.
Del Norte is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 12-11 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.9 points per game. As for San Marcos, they pushed their record up to 20-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Del Norte took a serious blow against San Marcos in their previous meeting on January 14th, falling 74-47. Can Del Norte avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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