Basketball Game Preview: Laguna Acoma Hawks vs. Dulce Hawks

We've got a battle between Hawks coming up. Laguna Acoma will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.

Laguna Acoma is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Dulce: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Laguna Acoma blew Dulce out of the water with a 51-12 final score. Laguna Acoma has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 contests by 20 points or more this season.

Leah Barger

Points (Career)

02/20/25 @ Dulce	14
01/09/25 @ McCurdy	6
12/05/24 @ Mescalero Apache	6
02/18/25 vs Ramah	5
02/13/25 vs Navajo Pine	5

Laguna Acoma's win on Thursday was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Leah Barger, who went 6-for-8 on her way to 14 points. The dominant performance gave Barger a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Gianna Carrillo, who posted 15 points and three steals.

Laguna Acoma's win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-7. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 23.6 points over those games. As for Dulce, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a massive bump to their 10-17 record this season.