The Delta Saints will head out to square off against the Esparto Spartans at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for Delta and ten for Esparto.
Delta is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Fortune Early College on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Delta was dealt a 115-36 loss at the hands of Fortune Early College. While losing is never fun, the Saints can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1383rd, while the Panthers are ranked 514th).
Meanwhile, Esparto lost 50-30 to Creative Connections Arts Academy on Thursday. The Spartans were down 44-22 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Delta will have to contain Angel Torres as he made an impact in Esparto's last game. He posted ten points in addition to six rebounds and four blocks. Those ten points gave Torres a new career-high. Rocky Boyd was another key player, putting up three points along with seven boards and four blocks.
Esparto's defeat dropped their record down to 1-15. As for Delta, their loss dropped their record down to 5-13.
Everything went Delta's way against Esparto in their previous meeting back in January, as Delta made off with a 59-39 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Esparto's Colt Johnson, who had 14 points and five rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Delta still be able to contain Johnson? There's only one way to find out.
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