Panthers
| 01/17/25 @ Rifle | 70-53 |
| 01/16/25 vs Battle Mountain | 63-46 |
| 01/11/25 @ Alamosa | 58-49 |
Delta waltzed into their match on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They strolled past the Rifle Bears with points to spare, taking the game 70-53. That's two games straight that the Panthers have won by exactly 17 points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Delta to victory, but perhaps none more so than Erik Baier, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 boards. Baier has been hot, having posted eight or more rebounds the last six times he's played. Joe Black was another key player, putting up 16 points.
Delta smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in six consecutive contests.
Despite the loss, Rifle still got an impressive performance from Alex Gonzalez, who went 8 of 20 en route to 33 points and five boards. The dominant performance gave Gonzalez a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Adan Medina, who posted 11 points.
Delta's victory bumped their record up to 5-7. As for Rifle, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-9.
Delta will face off against Basalt at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Delta is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.2 points per game this season. As for Rifle, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 66-38 loss against Moffat County on the 18th.
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