Del Norte and Albuquerque Academy are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. The Del Norte Knights will head out on the road to challenge the Albuquerque Academy Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Del Norte can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Tuesday. They blew past Bernalillo 65-30 at home.
Del Norte's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Julian Castillo, who scored 17 points along with two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Francois Satchivi, who scored 14 points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, Albuquerque Academy faced Hope Christian in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Albuquerque Academy fell just short of Hope Christian by a score of 72-69. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (56), Albuquerque Academy still had to take the loss.
Del Norte's win ended a seven-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-17. As for Albuquerque Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 17-5.
Things could have been worse for Del Norte, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 71-52 loss to Albuquerque Academy in their previous matchup back in January. Can Del Norte avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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