Preview: West Mesa Mustangs vs. La Cueva Bears
The West Mesa Mustangs will head out on the road to take on the La Cueva Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. West Mesa is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road.
Last Friday, West Mesa faced Sandia in a battle between two of the state's top teams. West Mesa was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 53-52 to Sandia.
Meanwhile, La Cueva unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 70-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of Eldorado. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Dylan Chavez, who scored 15 points. Another player making a difference was Cameron Dyer, who scored 13 points along with seven rebounds and six assists.
West Mesa's defeat dropped their record down to 17-9. As for La Cueva, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-8.
West Mesa came up short against La Cueva when the teams last played on February 10th, falling 71-63. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of La Cueva's Eric Jacobsen, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds. Now that West Mesa knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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