Del Sol is 0-5 against Basic since December of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Del Sol Dragons will head out on the road to take on the Basic Wolves at 6:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Del Sol came up short against Shadow Ridge and fell 72-61. Del Sol has struggled against Shadow Ridge recently, as their game on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Basic also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Faith Lutheran by a score of 69-57.
Basic's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Christian Baltierrez, who scored 19 points, and Alvonte' Nelson who scored 15 points.
Del Sol bumped their record down to 4-9 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.3 points per game. As for Basic, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-11.
Del Sol came up short against Basic when the teams last played back in January of 2023, falling 65-59. Can Del Sol avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
