If the Del Norte Knights were riding high off their 65-30 takedown of the Bernalillo Spartans last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Del Norte fell 82-69 to Albuquerque Academy on Friday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (65), Del Norte still had to take the loss.
When it comes to explaining why Del Norte lost, one person who can't be blamed is Julian Castillo. Despite the final result, he scored 24 points along with four steals. Castillo continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Francois Satchivi, who scored 15 points.
Del Norte has not been sharp recently as the team has lost 12 of their last 15 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-18 record this season. As for Albuquerque Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season.
Del Norte didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 75-48 loss vs. Valley on the 20th. Albuquerque Academy has also already played their next matchup, a 99-75 victory against Belen on the 17th.
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