New Mexico High School Basketball - Burges edges Las Cruces
December 28, 2021: Las Cruces, NM 88001 The Burges Mustangs (El Paso, TX) basketball nipped the host Las Cruces Bulldawgs (Las Cruces, NM), 51-46 in Tuesday's non-league test.
The Mustangs (16-2) will now prepare for their test against Bowie (El Paso, TX). The Bears go into the 5A Region I District 1 test with a 0-9 record. In their last test, Bowie was tipped by Ysleta (El Paso, TX), 45-29, in a non-league test.
The Bulldawgs now own a 7-4 record. They play next when they travel to Valencia for a non-league test on Wednesday, December 29. Las Cruces will encounter a Jaguars squad coming off a 38-36 non-league win over Artesia (Artesia, NM). The Jaguars record now stands at 6-4.