Basketball Recap: Maxwell Finds Playoff Glory Versus Mountainair

Bears

Margin (Wins)

11/30/24 vs San Jon	85
12/10/24 vs Wagon Mound	63
01/11/25 vs Quemado	46
01/17/25 @ Ramah	43
01/10/25 vs Reserve	41

Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Maxwell walked away with it. They blew past the Mountainair Mustangs 79-58 on Saturday. The Bears have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 matches by 21 points or more this season.

Maxwell's win bumped their record up to 22-6. As for Mountainair, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 20-8.

Looking ahead, Maxwell will square off against Melrose at 1:15 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Melrose's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last eight contests. Mountainair does not have any more games scheduled as of now.