Basketball Recap: Mountainair Drops Highest Score of Season Against To'hajiilee

Mustangs

Team Score

12/16/24 @ To'hajiilee	82
12/14/24 vs Hondo Valley	67
12/12/24 vs Hatch Valley	62
12/03/24 vs Estancia	58
12/06/24 vs Floyd	53

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mountainair). They walked away with an 82-70 victory over the To'hajiilee Warriors on Monday. This was payback for the Mustangs, who suffered a 56-49 defeat the last time these two teams met.

Mountainair has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.8 points per game. As for To'hajiilee, they are on a six-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5.

Mountainair will be taking part in a tournament against Elida at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. As for To'hajiilee, they will venture away from home to square off against Grady at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.