New Mexico High School Basketball - Thoreau can't hold off Wingate
January 25, 2023: Fort Wingate, NM 87316 The Wingate Bears basketball team scored 42 points and restricted the visiting Thoreau Hawks to 39 in the Bears league victory on Wednesday.
The Bears now sport a 5-10 record. They put it on the line next when they host Cuba for a non-league contest on Friday, January 27. Wingate will battle a Rams team coming off a 42-28 league loss to Sandia Prep (Albuquerque, NM). The Rams record now stands at 5-12.
The Hawks (11-6) will now prepare for their contest against Crownpoint (Crownpoint, NM). The Eagles come into the 3A District 1 contest with a 11-8 record. In their last contest, Crownpoint was nudged by Navajo Prep (Farmington, NM), 40-20, in a league contest.