Del Norte has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Olympian Eagles in a holiday battle at 8:00 p.m. on Monday at. Del Norte has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 485 points over their last seven matches.
Winning is just a little bit easier when you work as a team to rack up 14 more assists than your opponent, a fact Del Norte proved on Friday. They walked away with a 57-48 win over Torrey Pines. Despite the win, that was the fewest points Del Norte has scored all year.
Del Norte's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Bailey Barnhard, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 13 rebounds. That makes it seven consecutive games in which Barnhard has scored at least 25% of Del Norte's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayali Mathias, who scored 14 points.
Meanwhile, the stars were shining brightly for Olympian in a 50-35 win over La Jolla on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Olympian.
Del Norte's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for Olympian, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Everything came up roses for Del Norte against Olympian when the teams last played back in December of 2019 as the team secured a 53-25 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Olympian's Micaela Luffborough, who scored 11 points along with four steals. Now that she won't be playing on Monday, will it be that much easier for Del Norte to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
