The Durango Demons's game on Tuesday was a tough loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. They took down Discovery Canyon 47-32. Winning is a bit easier when you make six more threes than your opponent, as Durango did.
Durango's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Tyler Trujillo, who scored 21 points. Carter Neiman was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with 9 rebounds and 4 steals.
When it comes to explaining why Discovery Canyon lost, one person who can't be blamed is Addison Hulse. Despite the final result, she scored 13 points along with 3 steals. Hulse scored a full 40.6% of Discovery Canyon's points, the second time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Kaela Rowe, who scored 0 points along with 4 steals.
Durango now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Discovery Canyon, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Durango is on the road again on Friday and play against Lewis-Palmer at 5:00 p.m. on December 8th. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Colorado (Lewis-Palmer is ranked 56th, while Durango is ranked 75th). As for Discovery Canyon, they will face off against Liberty at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Liberty focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 on Monday.
