New Mexico High School Basketball - Lordsburg edges Mescalero Apache
January 25, 2022: Mescalero, NM 88340 The Lordsburg Mavericks (Lordsburg, NM) basketball nipped the host Mescalero Apache Chiefs (Mescalero, NM), 69-67 in Tuesday's league test.
The Mavericks (11-2) will now prepare for their test against Cloudcroft (Cloudcroft, NM). The Bears go into the 2A District 3 test with a 8-6 record. In their last test, Cloudcroft got by Capitan (Capitan, NM), 46-45, in a league test.
The Chiefs now own a 9-7 record. They play next when they travel to Tularosa for a 2A District 3 test on Thursday, January 27. Mescalero Apache will encounter a Wildcats squad coming off a 61-44 non-league win over Hot Springs (Truth or Consequences, NM). The Wildcats record now stands at 15-2.