North Park won the last time they faced Gilpin County and things went their way on Saturday too. The North Park Wildcats took down the Gilpin County Eagles 46-28. That 18 point margin sets a new team best for the Wildcats this season.
North Park got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Chris Reyes out in front who posted 15 points along with seven boards and three steals. Reyes is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. Gavin Pittington was another key player, putting up 11 points along with six rebounds and six steals.
Wildcats
| 01/11/25 @ Gilpin County | 15 |
| 02/10/24 vs Gilpin County | 13 |
| 01/19/24 vs West Grand | 12 |
| 12/09/23 vs Dolores | 11 |
| 01/26/24 vs De Beque | 11 |
North Park smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since the start of last season.
When it comes to explaining why Gilpin County lost, don't look at Ben Bushey. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on ten points and 20 boards. Those ten points gave Bushey a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Taurean Paxton, who had seven points and seven rebounds.
North Park has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Gilpin County, their defeat was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-8.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when the North Park Wildcats duke it out with the Hayden Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. North Park is facing Hayden at the right time seeing as Hayden is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Gilpin County, they will square off against Denver Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Denver Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.3 points per game this season.
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