The Swink Lions won the last time they faced the Sangre de Cristo Thunderbirds, and things went their way on Saturday too. Swink took down Sangre de Cristo 55-38.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Swink to victory, but perhaps none more so than Nicholas Paolucci, who scored 13 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. Another player making a difference was Nathaniel Cabrera, who scored 16 points along with five steals.
Despite the loss, Sangre de Cristo saw an underclassman step up: Kolby Shellabarger scored 13 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. Shellabarger hasn't dropped below two steals for three straight games. Deagon Rogers was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with five assists and two steals.
Swink's victory ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-12. As for Sangre de Cristo, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-6.
Swink will face off against Fowler at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Swink focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up nine on Saturday. Sangre de Cristo does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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