Having just played yesterday, the Del Norte Warriors will head out on the road to face off against the Arcata Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
On Wednesday, Del Norte came up short against St. Bernard's and fell 61-50. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 232nd, while the Crusaders are ranked 102nd).
Meanwhile, Arcata hadn't done well against Eureka recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Arcata walked away with a 52-45 victory over Eureka. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
Arcata is also on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.0 points per game. As for Del Norte, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-9 record this season.
Del Norte was taken down by Arcata 60-27 in their previous meeting on January 7th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Arcata's Tae Wolford, who posted 27 points and eight rebounds. Now that Del Norte knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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