New Mexico High School Basketball - Quemado can't hold off Mountainair
January 11, 2024: Mountainair, NM 87036 The Mountainair Mustangs basketball team scored 57 points and restricted the visiting Quemado Eagles to 50 in the Mustangs non-league victory on Thursday.
The Mustangs now sport a 4-9 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Carrizozo for a A District 3 contest on Friday, January 12. Mountainair will battle a Grizzlies team coming off a 70-46 non-league win over Chesterton Academy (Albuquerque, NM). The Grizzlies record now stands at 3-7.
The Eagles (7-3) will now prepare for their contest against Maxwell (Maxwell, NM). The Bears come into the non-league contest with a 3-3 record. In their last contest, Maxwell was nudged by Legacy Academy (Albuquerque, NM), 55-51, in a non-league contest.