The Dell City Cougars will head out on the road to take on the Big Bend Roadrunners at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Dell City will be strutting in after a victory while Big Bend will be coming in after a loss.
Dell City took a loss when they played away from home back in November, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past El Paso HomeSchool 52-49. The victory was some much needed relief for the Cougars as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Dell City found their leader in sophomore Isaac Estrada, who went 10 for 21 en route to 23 points. The dominant performance also gave Estrada a new career-high in field goal percentage (48%). Another player making a difference was Alexander Tijerina, who had 11 points.
Meanwhile, Big Bend was not able to break out of their rough patch back in November as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat dating back to last season. They fell 35-23 to Sanderson.
Big Bend's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Brayan Trujillo, who had nine points, and Adriel Guevara, who earned seven points.
Big Bend's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Dell City, their win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-1.
Everything went Dell City's way against Big Bend in their previous matchup back in January, as Dell City made off with a 64-44 victory. Will Dell City repeat their success, or does Big Bend have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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