The Alpine Bucks's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Thursday after their fifth straight loss. They were beaten by Denver City 65-25. Alpine was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 40-14.
Despite the defeat, Alpine saw an underclassman step up: Karolina Castillo scored 15 points along with 4 steals. Castillo scored a full 60% of Alpine's points, the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Collete Fowlkes, who scored 2 points along with 5 rebounds and 4 steals.
Alpine's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Denver City, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-5 record this season.
Alpine's road trip will continue as they head out to face Bowie at 8:00 p.m. on December 7th. Bowie is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak. As for Denver City, they will square off against Caprock at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Caprock presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Denver City in Texas (Caprock is ranked 227th, while Denver City is ranked 807th).
