New Mexico High School Basketball - Moriarty can't hold off Belen
January 3, 2023: Moriarty, NM 87035 The Belen Eagles basketball team scored 41 points and held the host Moriarty Pintos to 40 in the Eagles non-league triumph on Tuesday.
The Eagles now sport a 7-6 record. They put it on the line next when they host Thoreau for a non-league contest on Thursday, January 5. Belen will battle a Hawks team coming off a 49-21 non-league win over Raton (Raton, NM). The Hawks record now stands at 8-3.
The Pintos (7-4) will now prepare for their contest against Albuquerque Academy (Albuquerque, NM). The Chargers enter the non-league contest with a 3-6 record. In their last contest, Albuquerque Academy was nudged by Roswell (Roswell, NM), 42-22, in a non-league contest.