The Del Norte Tigers will square off against the Hoehne Farmers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Del Norte is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 59-29 win over South Park. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Tigers had established a 20 point advantage.
Meanwhile, Hoehne came up short against Swallows Charter Academy on Friday and fell 67-56.
Despite the defeat, Hoehne saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Caden Marquez went 6-for-13 en route to 13 points and eight boards. Those eight rebounds gave Marquez a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathan Zamora, who posted seven points.
Even though they lost, Hoehne smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 20 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Del Norte pushed their record up to 8-9 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Hoehne, their loss dropped their record down to 9-9.
Del Norte ended up a good deal behind Hoehne in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, losing 65-50. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hoehne's Ethan Lopez, who went 7-for-9 to rack up 16 points. Now that Del Norte knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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