Poway hasn't had much luck against Del Norte recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Poway Titans will host the Del Norte Nighthawks at 5:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Poway is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Rancho Bernardo on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Poway was outmatched by Rancho Bernardo and fell 61-27. While losing is never fun, the Titans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 548th, while the Broncos are ranked 125th).
Meanwhile, Del Norte was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a blow against Mission Hills, falling 91-22. The Nighthawks were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 47-4.
Poway's loss dropped their record down to 8-19. As for Del Norte, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-20.
Poway and Del Norte were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in January, but Poway came up empty-handed after a 42-41 loss. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Del Norte's Emerson Cole, who went 5 for 10 to rack up 18 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals. Now that Poway knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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