The Del Sol Dragons will face off against the Western Warriors at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Del Sol is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50 points per game this season.
Del Sol is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Cimarron-Memorial on Monday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Del Sol was dealt a 68-40 loss at the hands of Cimarron-Memorial. The Dragons haven't had much luck with the Spartans recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
The losing side was boosted by Jaeden Alexander, who went 7 of 17 en route to 17 points and five rebounds. That was a full 42.5% of Del Sol's points, marking the sixth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. William Philips was another key player, putting up seven points and six boards.
Even though they lost, Del Sol smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in ten consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Western came up short against Shadow Ridge on Monday and fell 54-45.
Western has been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last ten contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-16 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.7 points per game. As for Del Sol, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-16.
Del Sol was taken down by Western 71-44 when the teams last played back in January. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Del Sol was down 43-20.
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