The Cotopaxi Pirates will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Del Norte Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on February 20th. Cotopaxi will be strutting in after a win while Del Norte will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Saturday, Cotopaxi didn't have too much trouble with Center on the road as they won 58-43. With that victory, Cotopaxi brought their scoring average up to 50.2 points per game.
Cotopaxi's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Terrance Evans, who scored 19 points along with five rebounds and three steals, and Joel Tezak, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and ten rebounds. Evans is crushing the steal category: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Zach Winkler, who scored five points along with 11 rebounds and five steals.
Meanwhile, Del Norte was beaten by Sanford 74-38 on Saturday. While losing is never fun, Del Norte can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 257th, while Sanford is ranked 84th).
Del Norte might have lost, but man, Tytus Atencio was a machine: he scored 19 points along with two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Atencio has scored all season.
Cotopaxi's win bumped their record up to 12-7. As for Del Norte, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-13 record this season.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Cotopaxi have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 25.9 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Del Norte struggles in that department as they've been averaging 26.9 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Cotopaxi strolled past Del Norte when the teams last played back in January by a score of 52-36. Will Cotopaxi repeat their success, or does Del Norte have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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