Crested Butte won the last time they faced Del Norte and things went their way on Saturday too. The Crested Butte Titans narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Del Norte Tigers 37-34.
Del Norte lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Calvin Quintana, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 rebounds. Those 11 points gave Quintana a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Lashawn Trujillo, who posted six points in addition to ten boards and three blocks.
Crested Butte now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Del Norte, their loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 5-8.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Crested Butte will take on Telluride at 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Crested Butte is facing Telluride at the right time seeing as Telluride is stuck on a three-game losing streak. Del Norte has already played their next game (against Center), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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