Preview: Ruidoso Warriors vs. New Mexico Military Institute Colts
Ruidoso has been on the road for two straight, but on Saturday they'll finally head home. They will take on the New Mexico Military Institute Colts at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Winning is just a little bit easier when you work as a team to rack up eight more assists than your opponent, a fact Ruidoso proved last Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 60-42 win over Tucumcari. Ruidoso pushed the score to 43-23 by the end of the third, a deficit Tucumcari cut but never quite recovered from.
It was another big night for Logan Sandoval, who scored 23 points along with eight rebounds and eight steals. Sandoval is crushing the steal category: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Fikany, who scored 15 points.
Meanwhile, New Mexico Military Institute came tearing into Thursday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past Tucumcari 62-37.
Ruidoso is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-11 record this season. As for New Mexico Military Institute, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-10.
Ruidoso came up short against New Mexico Military Institute in their previous matchup back in February, falling 51-46. Can Ruidoso avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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