Cotton Center was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 18th straight loss dating back to last season. They were beaten by the Anton Bulldogs 87-16. The Elks lost against the Bulldogs in their previous head to head back in February of 2023, too, but the margin this time around was even wider than the 61-55 score last time.
Despite the defeat, Cotton Center saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Nehemiah Delagarza posted 13 points. That was a full 81.3% of Cotton Center's points, marking the eighth time in a row he's had more than a third of the team's points.
Cotton Center's loss dropped their record down to 0-11. As for Anton, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-10.
Cotton Center will challenge Wellman-Union at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Anton, they will be playing at home against Whitharral at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Anton has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last five games.
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