The Saratoga Panthers scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They blew past North Park, posting a 70-36 win at home. Given Saratoga's advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 54th in Wyoming, while North Park is ranked 282nd in Colorado), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
North Park's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Dezirae Gonzales, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 17 rebounds, and Brooklynn Weber who scored 12 points. That was a full 41.7% of North Park's points, marking the 16th time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Saratoga's win bumped their record up to 4-10. As for North Park, their defeat was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-13.
Saratoga didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 54-41 victory vs. Farson-Eden on the 15th. North Park has also already played their next game, a 44-37 defeat against Soroco on the 16th.
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