Des Moines won the last time they faced Raton, and things went their way on Friday too. The Des Moines Demons snuck past the Raton Tigers with a 41-36 win.
Defeat or not, Raton got some senior leadership from Chase Walton and Tyler Petrini. Walton dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds, while Petrini scored 14 points in addition to five steals. Those ten rebounds set a new season-high mark for Walton. The team also got some help courtesy of Lorenzo Anaya, who posted two points along with four steals.
The victory got Des Moines back to even at 1-1. As for Raton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Des Moines didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 44-35 win against Trinidad on the 7th. As for Raton, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 77-43 victory against Tournament Opponent on the 7th.
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