Cristian Botello
| 02/11/25 vs Pawnee Heights | 6 |
| 01/23/24 @ Rolla | 5 |
| 01/10/25 @ Satanta | 4 |
| 01/22/24 @ Moscow | 4 |
| 12/14/23 @ Moscow | 4 |
Deerfield won the last time they faced Pawnee Heights, and Cristian Botello did his part to make sure it happened again. The Deerfield Spartans took down the Pawnee Heights Tigers 50-36 on Tuesday thanks in part to Botello, who went 5 of 12 en route to 15 points in addition to six steals and five boards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in steals.
Defeat or not, Pawnee Heights got some senior leadership from Clayton Hammeke and Brady Carlson. Hammeke went 9 for 16 to rack up 19 points and three steals, while Carlson dropped a double-double with 12 points and ten rebounds. That was a full 52.8% of Pawnee Heights' points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points.
Deerfield's win bumped their record up to 8-10. As for Pawnee Heights, they dropped their record down to 0-17 with the loss, which was their 11th straight on the road.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Deerfield will host Greeley County on Friday. Greeley County has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Pawnee Heights, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Tigers challenge the Wildcats at 8:00 p.m. on Friday.
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