It was a Battle of the Birds when Crownpoint challenged Zuni on Saturday. The Eagles took a 47-40 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Thunderbirds. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Eagles of the 52-51 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in February.
Jacob Silago and Kory Harvey certainly did their best on Saturday to avoid the loss. Silago dropped a double-double with 13 points and ten boards, while Harvey posted 11 points in addition to eight rebounds and five assists.
Deron Lastyano had another great game (as he tends to do), dropping a double-double with 17 points and 11 steals for Zuni. Those 11 steals gave Lastyano a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ty'Shawn Nieto, who dropped a double-double with 11 points and 15 boards.
This is the second loss in a row for Crownpoint and nudges their season record down to 1-3. As for Zuni, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Coming up, Crownpoint will be playing at home against Questa at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Zuni, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 70-53 loss against Cottonwood Classical Prep on the 9th.
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