Basketball Game Preview: Gallup Bengals vs. Kirtland Central Broncos

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Previous Games

02/29/24 - Home	66-49 W
02/22/24 - Away	49-53 L
02/03/24 - Home	74-71 W
02/16/23 - Home	88-71 W
01/27/23 - Away	73-60 W
+ 5 more games

Gallup has gone 8-2 against Kirtland Central recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Gallup Bengals will host the Kirtland Central Broncos at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

If Kirtland Central heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Gallup took over last week. Gallup came out on top in a nail-biter against Miyamura on Tuesday, sneaking past 52-49. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bengals.

Meanwhile, Kirtland Central came into Tuesday's match having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They secured a 50-45 W over Shiprock on Tuesday.

Kirtland Central's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-11. As for Gallup, their victory bumped their record up to 8-9.

Gallup strolled past Kirtland Central in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 by a score of 66-49. Will Gallup repeat their success, or does Kirtland Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.