New Mexico High School Basketball - Mountainair knocked off by Capitan
January 20, 2023: Capitan, NM 88316 The Capitan Tigers basketball team scored 49 points and held the visiting Mountainair Mustangs to 40 in the Tigers non-league triumph on Friday.
The Tigers now sport a 6-11 record. They put it on the line next when they host Cloudcroft for a 2A District 3 contest on Saturday, January 21. Capitan will meet a Bears team coming off a 59-46 non-league win over Carrizozo (Carrizozo, NM). The Bears record now stands at 5-11.
The Mustangs (5-10) will now prepare for their contest against Carrizozo (Carrizozo, NM). The Grizzlies enter the A District 3 contest with a 1-16 record. In their last contest, Carrizozo was defeated by Cloudcroft (Cloudcroft, NM), 59-46, in a non-league contest.