Winning is just a little bit easier when you make six more threes than your opponent, a fact the North Park Wildcats proved on Saturday. They walked away with a 46-35 victory over Caprock Academy. This was payback for North Park, who suffered a 69-66 loss the last time these two teams met.
It was another big night for Gavin Pittington, who scored 17 points along with seven rebounds and four steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of North Park's points. Jace Cornelison was another key contributor, scoring 15 points.
Several Eagles players turned in solid performances, despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Ethan Holt, who scored 12 points along with five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Tristin Bird, who scored five points along with two steals.
North Park has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-7 record this season. As for Caprock Academy, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-11.
North Park will head out on the road to take on Vail Mountain at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Caprock Academy, they will be playing at home against Telluride at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Telluride is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road.
