Basketball Game Preview: Farmington Scorpions vs. La Cueva Bears

By Team Reports Feb 18, 2024, 2:42am

Preview: Farmington Scorpions vs. La Cueva Bears

Two dominant guards in Kapiolani Anitielu and Jordyn Dyer are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Farmington Scorpions will head out on the road to challenge the La Cueva Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in New Mexico (Farmington is ranked first, while La Cueva is ranked eighth).

After a string of six wins, Farmington's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell to Eldorado 72-68. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.

Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, La Cueva's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. The game between them and Sandia wasn't particularly close, with La Cueva falling 59-44. La Cueva was down 47-26 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.

Farmington's defeat dropped their record down to 21-3. As for La Cueva, their loss dropped their record down to 17-7.

Farmington beat La Cueva 51-39 in their previous meeting on February 2nd. The rematch might be a little tougher for Farmington since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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