Custer County is 1-9 against Del Norte since January of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Custer County Bobcats take on the Del Norte Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Custer County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped last Tuesday as they easily beat Cripple Creek-Victor 68-23. The Bobcats pushed the score to 52-19 by the end of the third, a deficit the Pioneers had no chance of recovering from.
Del Norte fell on hard times earlier this season, but after back-to-back victories it seems like their luck might finally be changing. They came out on top against Sangre de Cristo by a score of 35-25 on Tuesday. The 35-point effort marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Del Norte had a senior duo take command as Tytus Atencio went 5 for 6 en route to 15 points and Lashawn Trujillo posted seven points in addition to six rebounds and four steals. Trujillo is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last three games he's played.
Del Norte's win bumped their record up to 3-6. As for Custer County, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Custer County might still be hurting after the 53-28 defeat they got from Del Norte when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Can Custer County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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