Cotton Center was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 19th straight loss dating back to last season. They were dealt a 69-27 defeat at the hands of the Wellman-Union Wildcats. The Elks lost against the Wildcats in their previous head to head back in December of 2015, too, but the margin this time around was even wider than the 40-24 score last time.
Despite the loss, Cotton Center saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Nehemiah Delagarza posted 23 points. That was a full 85.2% of Cotton Center's points, marking the ninth time in a row he's put up more than a third of the team's points.
Cotton Center's defeat dropped their record down to 0-12. As for Wellman-Union, with the victory, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 8-13.
Cotton Center wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 76-7 loss against Whitharral on the 21st. Wellman-Union has also already played their next game (against Meadow), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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